diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 8ff86fd..28f486d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
         with: {version: 1.11.1}
         if: matrix.system == 'ubuntu-latest'
+      - run: pip${{matrix.python-version}} install -e .
       - run: mk python-editable
         if: matrix.system == 'ubuntu-latest'
       # End project-specific setup.
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: |
           mk python-release owner=vkottler \
-                            repo=yambs version=2.7.0
+                            repo=yambs version=2.7.1
         if: |
           matrix.python-version == '3.11'
           && matrix.system == 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85638eb..af04a5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
     =====================================
     generator=datazen
     version=3.1.3
-    hash=7c5f56f5b4ab2cfc9391105a8b2dc902
+    hash=3cc4a55c298edb7c7fb7bb34bae1e691
     =====================================
 -->
 
-# yambs ([2.7.0](https://pypi.org/project/yambs/))
+# yambs ([2.7.1](https://pypi.org/project/yambs/))
 
 [![python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/yambs.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/yambs/)
 ![Build Status](https://github.com/vkottler/yambs/workflows/Python%20Package/badge.svg)
diff --git a/local/configs/package.yaml b/local/configs/package.yaml
index 98cd95c..331de44 100644
--- a/local/configs/package.yaml
+++ b/local/configs/package.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ci_local:
   - "  with: {version: 1.11.1}"
   - "  if: matrix.system == 'ubuntu-latest'"
 
+  - "- run: pip${{'{{matrix.python-version}}'}} install -e ."
   - "- run: mk python-editable"
   - "  if: matrix.system == 'ubuntu-latest'"
 
diff --git a/local/variables/package.yaml b/local/variables/package.yaml
index f130e27..372e712 100644
--- a/local/variables/package.yaml
+++ b/local/variables/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
 major: 2
 minor: 7
-patch: 0
+patch: 1
 entry: mbs
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9aa4d69..38a2bcb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta:__legacy__"
 
 [project]
 name = "yambs"
-version = "2.7.0"
+version = "2.7.1"
 description = "Yet another meta build-system."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/tests/data/valid/scenarios/native/yambs.yaml b/tests/data/valid/scenarios/native/yambs.yaml
index e2ef3d5..180967a 100644
--- a/tests/data/valid/scenarios/native/yambs.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/valid/scenarios/native/yambs.yaml
@@ -28,5 +28,9 @@ variants:
     cflag_groups: [opt]
 
 dependencies:
-  - github: {repo: yambs-sample, owner: *self}
+  # This is temporary.
+  # - github: {repo: yambs-sample, owner: *self}
+  - github: {repo: yambs-sample2, owner: *self}
+    version: 0.1.3
+
   - directory: ../native2
diff --git a/tests/data/valid/scenarios/native2/yambs.yaml b/tests/data/valid/scenarios/native2/yambs.yaml
index 5547889..050336b 100644
--- a/tests/data/valid/scenarios/native2/yambs.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/valid/scenarios/native2/yambs.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@ project:
   name: yambs2
 
 dependencies:
-  - github: {repo: yambs-sample, owner: vkottler}
   - github: {repo: yambs-sample2, owner: vkottler}
+    # This is temporary.
+    version: 0.1.3
+
+  - github: {repo: yambs-sample, owner: vkottler}
diff --git a/tests/github/test_github.py b/tests/github/test_github.py
index 093563b..89789a1 100644
--- a/tests/github/test_github.py
+++ b/tests/github/test_github.py
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 from tests.resources import OWNER, REPO
 
 # module under test
-from yambs.github import (
-    github_url,
-    latest_release_data,
-    latest_repo_release_api_url,
-)
+from yambs.github import github_url, release_data, repo_release_api_url
 
 
 def test_github_url_basic():
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ def test_github_url_basic():
     assert github_url().geturl() == "https://github.com"
     assert github_url(netloc_prefix="api").geturl() == "https://api.github.com"
     assert (
-        latest_repo_release_api_url(OWNER, REPO)
+        repo_release_api_url(OWNER, REPO)
         == "https://api.github.com/repos/vkottler/yambs-sample/releases/latest"
     )
-    assert latest_release_data(OWNER, REPO)
+    assert release_data(OWNER, REPO)
diff --git a/yambs/__init__.py b/yambs/__init__.py
index c858c88..09a0bcc 100644
--- a/yambs/__init__.py
+++ b/yambs/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # =====================================
 # generator=datazen
 # version=3.1.3
-# hash=63f46d83195b193de72a6bbd1bcc7c47
+# hash=c74bb436d801c0a9f73549b83e4cd34b
 # =====================================
 
 """
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 DESCRIPTION = "Yet another meta build-system."
 PKG_NAME = "yambs"
-VERSION = "2.7.0"
+VERSION = "2.7.1"
diff --git a/yambs/commands/common.py b/yambs/commands/common.py
index 089a02a..d1c218a 100644
--- a/yambs/commands/common.py
+++ b/yambs/commands/common.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # built-in
 from argparse import ArgumentParser as _ArgumentParser
 from argparse import Namespace as _Namespace
+from logging import getLogger
 from pathlib import Path as _Path
 from shutil import which
 from subprocess import run
@@ -15,9 +16,16 @@
 from rcmpy.watch.params import WatchParams
 
 # internal
-from yambs import PKG_NAME
+from yambs import DESCRIPTION, PKG_NAME, VERSION
 from yambs.config.common import DEFAULT_CONFIG
 
+LOG = getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def log_package() -> None:
+    """Log some basic package information."""
+    LOG.info("%s-%s - %s.", PKG_NAME, VERSION, DESCRIPTION)
+
 
 def add_config_arg(parser: _ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """Add an argument for specifying a configuration file."""
diff --git a/yambs/commands/compile_config.py b/yambs/commands/compile_config.py
index 49ca95b..42380ca 100644
--- a/yambs/commands/compile_config.py
+++ b/yambs/commands/compile_config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 from vcorelib.dict import MergeStrategy, merge_dicts
 from vcorelib.io import ARBITER, DEFAULT_INCLUDES_KEY
 
+# internal
+from yambs.commands.common import log_package
+
 
 def compile_config_cmd(args: _Namespace) -> int:
     """Execute the compile_config command."""
@@ -20,6 +23,8 @@ def compile_config_cmd(args: _Namespace) -> int:
     if args.update:
         merge_strat = MergeStrategy.UPDATE
 
+    log_package()
+
     return (
         0
         if ARBITER.encode(
diff --git a/yambs/commands/native.py b/yambs/commands/native.py
index a7b7af3..11d06a0 100644
--- a/yambs/commands/native.py
+++ b/yambs/commands/native.py
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
 from vcorelib.args import CommandFunction as _CommandFunction
 
 # internal
-from yambs.commands.common import add_common_args, handle_build, run_watch
+from yambs.commands.common import (
+    add_common_args,
+    handle_build,
+    log_package,
+    run_watch,
+)
 from yambs.config.native import load_native
 from yambs.environment.native import NativeBuildEnvironment
 
@@ -18,6 +23,8 @@
 def native_cmd(args: _Namespace) -> int:
     """Execute the native command."""
 
+    log_package()
+
     config = load_native(path=args.config, root=args.dir)
 
     NativeBuildEnvironment(config).generate(sources_only=args.sources)
diff --git a/yambs/config/common.py b/yambs/config/common.py
index 82d3209..6a9c92f 100644
--- a/yambs/config/common.py
+++ b/yambs/config/common.py
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ def init(self, data: _JsonObject) -> None:
         """Initialize this instance."""
 
         self.data = data
-        self.data["entry"] = f"{executable} -m {PKG_NAME}"
-        self.data["config_file"] = str(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
-
         self.root = Path(data["root"])  # type: ignore
 
+        self.data["config_file"] = str(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+        self.data["entry"] = f"{Path(executable).name} -m {PKG_NAME}"
+
         self.src_root = self.directory("src_root")
         self.build_root = self.directory("build_root")
         self.ninja_root = self.directory("ninja_out")
diff --git a/yambs/data/schemas/Dependency.yaml b/yambs/data/schemas/Dependency.yaml
index f46228b..587385c 100644
--- a/yambs/data/schemas/Dependency.yaml
+++ b/yambs/data/schemas/Dependency.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ properties:
     type: string
     default: opt
 
+  version:
+    type: string
+    default: latest
+
   github:
     $ref: package://yambs/schemas/Github.yaml
 
diff --git a/yambs/dependency/config.py b/yambs/dependency/config.py
index 6b0872a..87c1d2a 100644
--- a/yambs/dependency/config.py
+++ b/yambs/dependency/config.py
@@ -67,3 +67,4 @@ def init(self, data: _JsonObject) -> None:
             {},  # type: ignore
         )
         self.target: str = data["target"]  # type: ignore
+        self.version: str = data["version"]  # type: ignore
diff --git a/yambs/dependency/github.py b/yambs/dependency/github.py
index a5e9974..cf1641d 100644
--- a/yambs/dependency/github.py
+++ b/yambs/dependency/github.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from vcorelib.math import nano_str
 
 # internal
-from yambs.github import ReleaseData, latest_release_data
+from yambs.github import DEFAULT_RELEASE, ReleaseData, release_data
 
 AssetFilter = Callable[[dict[str, Any]], Optional[Path]]
 
@@ -82,14 +82,20 @@ class GithubDependency(LoggerMixin):
     """A class for managing GitHub dependencies."""
 
     def __init__(
-        self, owner: str, repo: str, *args, data: ReleaseData = None, **kwargs
+        self,
+        owner: str,
+        repo: str,
+        *args,
+        version: str = DEFAULT_RELEASE,
+        data: ReleaseData = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize this instance."""
 
         super().__init__(logger_name=f"{owner}.{repo}")
 
         if data is None:
-            data = latest_release_data(owner, repo, *args, **kwargs)
+            data = release_data(owner, repo, *args, version=version, **kwargs)
         self.data = data
 
         self.logger.info(
diff --git a/yambs/dependency/handlers/yambs/github.py b/yambs/dependency/handlers/yambs/github.py
index d66f46e..d120e31 100644
--- a/yambs/dependency/handlers/yambs/github.py
+++ b/yambs/dependency/handlers/yambs/github.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def github_release(dep: Dependency, data: DependencyData) -> GithubDependency:
     github = GithubDependency(
         dep.github["owner"],
         dep.github["repo"],
+        version=dep.version,
         data=data.get("latest_release"),
     )
 
diff --git a/yambs/github/__init__.py b/yambs/github/__init__.py
index 34316ca..d9e89f3 100644
--- a/yambs/github/__init__.py
+++ b/yambs/github/__init__.py
@@ -49,10 +49,19 @@ def github_url(
     )
 
 
-def latest_repo_release_api_url(owner: str, repo: str) -> str:
+DEFAULT_RELEASE = "latest"
+
+
+def repo_release_api_url(
+    owner: str, repo: str, version: str = DEFAULT_RELEASE
+) -> str:
     """Get a URL string for a repository's latest release."""
+
+    version_str = version if version == DEFAULT_RELEASE else f"tags/{version}"
+
     return github_url(
-        netloc_prefix="api", path=f"repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest"
+        netloc_prefix="api",
+        path=f"repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{version_str}",
     ).geturl()
 
 
@@ -66,8 +75,13 @@ def check_api_token() -> None:
             ] = f"Bearer {os.environ['GITHUB_API_TOKEN']}"
 
 
-def latest_release_data(
-    owner: str, repo: str, *args, timeout: float = None, **kwargs
+def release_data(
+    owner: str,
+    repo: str,
+    *args,
+    version: str = DEFAULT_RELEASE,
+    timeout: float = None,
+    **kwargs,
 ) -> ReleaseData:
     """Get latest-release data."""
 
@@ -80,7 +94,7 @@ def latest_release_data(
 
     while not validate_release(result) and tries:
         result = requests.get(
-            latest_repo_release_api_url(owner, repo),
+            repo_release_api_url(owner, repo, version=version),
             *args,
             timeout=timeout,
             headers=GIHTUB_HEADERS,