diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs b/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
index 8b8c59acf..98491121c 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use indoc::{formatdoc, printdoc};
 use shuttle_common::{
     constants::{
         API_URL_DEFAULT, DEFAULT_IDLE_MINUTES, EXAMPLES_REPO, EXECUTABLE_DIRNAME,
-        RESOURCE_SCHEMA_VERSION, SHUTTLE_GH_ISSUE_URL, SHUTTLE_IDLE_DOCS_URL,
+        RESOURCE_SCHEMA_VERSION, RUNTIME_NAME, SHUTTLE_GH_ISSUE_URL, SHUTTLE_IDLE_DOCS_URL,
         SHUTTLE_INSTALL_DOCS_URL, SHUTTLE_LOGIN_URL, STORAGE_DIRNAME, TEMPLATES_SCHEMA_VERSION,
     },
     deployment::{EcsState, DEPLOYER_END_MESSAGES_BAD, DEPLOYER_END_MESSAGES_GOOD},
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ impl Shuttle {
             // TODO: support overriding this
             let package = packages
                 .first()
-                .expect("at least one shuttle crate in the workspace");
+                .expect("Expected at least one crate with shuttle-runtime in the workspace");
             let package_name = package.name.to_owned();
             rust_build_args.package_name = Some(package_name);
 
@@ -1910,6 +1910,17 @@ impl Shuttle {
             rust_build_args.no_default_features = no_default_features;
             rust_build_args.features = features.map(|v| v.join(","));
 
+            rust_build_args.shuttle_runtime_version = package
+                .dependencies
+                .iter()
+                .find(|dependency| dependency.name == RUNTIME_NAME)
+                .expect("shuttle package to have runtime dependency")
+                .req
+                .comparators
+                .first()
+                // is "^0.X.0" when `shuttle-runtime = "0.X.0"` is in Cargo.toml
+                .and_then(|c| c.to_string().strip_prefix('^').map(ToOwned::to_owned));
+
             // TODO: determine which (one) binary to build
 
             deployment_req_buildarch_beta.build_args = Some(BuildArgsBeta::Rust(rust_build_args));
diff --git a/common/src/models/deployment.rs b/common/src/models/deployment.rs
index bb14d2854..76929fcf6 100644
--- a/common/src/models/deployment.rs
+++ b/common/src/models/deployment.rs
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ pub enum BuildArgsBeta {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct BuildArgsRustBeta {
+    /// Version of shuttle-runtime used by this crate
+    pub shuttle_runtime_version: Option<String>,
     /// Use the built in cargo chef setup for caching
     pub cargo_chef: bool,
     /// Build with the built in `cargo build` setup
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ pub struct BuildArgsRustBeta {
 impl Default for BuildArgsRustBeta {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
+            shuttle_runtime_version: Default::default(),
             cargo_chef: true,
             cargo_build: true,
             package_name: Default::default(),