diff --git a/cmd/settings.go b/cmd/settings.go
index de70bb9..6405018 100644
--- a/cmd/settings.go
+++ b/cmd/settings.go
@@ -113,18 +113,33 @@ func (c *Config) loadCommandName() error {
 
 func (c *Config) loadProviders() error {
 	// if version tag is given in image
-	javaImg := strings.TrimSuffix(JavaProviderImage, fmt.Sprintf(":%v", Version))
-	updatedJavaImg := fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", javaImg, Version)
-	err := os.Setenv("JAVA_PROVIDER_IMG", updatedJavaImg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if os.Getenv("JAVA_PROVIDER_IMG") == "" {
+		javaImg := strings.TrimSuffix(JavaProviderImage, fmt.Sprintf(":%v", Version))
+		updatedJavaImg := fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", javaImg, Version)
+		err := os.Setenv("JAVA_PROVIDER_IMG", updatedJavaImg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	// if version tag is given in image
-	genericImg := strings.TrimSuffix(GenericProviderImage, fmt.Sprintf(":%v", Version))
-	updatedGenericImg := fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", genericImg, Version)
-	err = os.Setenv("GENERIC_PROVIDER_IMG", updatedGenericImg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+
+	if os.Getenv("GENERIC_PROVIDER_IMG") == "" {
+		// if version tag is given in image
+		genericImg := strings.TrimSuffix(GenericProviderImage, fmt.Sprintf(":%v", Version))
+		updatedGenericImg := fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", genericImg, Version)
+		err := os.Setenv("GENERIC_PROVIDER_IMG", updatedGenericImg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if os.Getenv("DOTNET_PROVIDER_IMG") == "" {
+		// if version tag is given in image
+		dotnetImg := strings.TrimSuffix(DotnetProviderImage, fmt.Sprintf(":%v", Version))
+		updatedDotnetImg := fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", dotnetImg, Version)
+		err := os.Setenv("DOTNET_PROVIDER_IMG", updatedDotnetImg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index a379828..d485055 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var (
 	JavaBundlesLocation  = "/jdtls/java-analyzer-bundle/java-analyzer-bundle.core/target/java-analyzer-bundle.core-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar"
 	JavaProviderImage    = "quay.io/konveyor/java-external-provider"
 	GenericProviderImage = "quay.io/konveyor/generic-external-provider"
+	DotnetProviderImage  = "quay.io/konveyor/dotnet-external-provider"
 )
 
 // Use build flags to set correct Version and BuildCommit