diff --git a/cmd/dkl-local-server/bootv2.go b/cmd/dkl-local-server/bootv2.go
index b05501b..7ae4c24 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-local-server/bootv2.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-local-server/bootv2.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"novit.tech/direktil/pkg/cpiocat"
 )
 
+var initrdV2 = flag.String("initrd-v2", "2.1.0", "initrd V2 version (temporary flag)") // FIXME
+
 func renderBootstrapConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ctx *renderContext, asJson bool) (err error) {
 	log.Printf("sending bootstrap config for %q", ctx.Host.Name)
 
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ func buildInitrdV2(out io.Writer, ctx *renderContext) (err error) {
 	cat := cpiocat.New(out)
 
 	// initrd
-	initrdPath, err := ctx.distFetch("initrd", "2.0.0" /* FIXME */)
+	initrdPath, err := ctx.distFetch("initrd", *initrdV2)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}