diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index fcf752dc3..d4d74c00d 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ parts:
     source: .
     build-snaps:
       - go/1.22/stable
+    # TODO(benhoyt): temporarily remove "go generate" step so that version
+    #                is pulled directly from version.go in Git
+    # override-build: |
+    #   go generate ./cmd
+    #   CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags=-w -ldflags=-s -o $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/pebble ./cmd/pebble
     override-build: |
-      go generate ./cmd
       CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags=-w -ldflags=-s -o $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/pebble ./cmd/pebble
 
   pebble-release-data: