diff --git a/arkindex/dataimport/models.py b/arkindex/dataimport/models.py
index 01dfc88346fa816f230cdb2eef2737f80aa9195f..4380f6df6c485a4187cefac7d6e7d4a8e157527b 100644
--- a/arkindex/dataimport/models.py
+++ b/arkindex/dataimport/models.py
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ class DataImport(IndexableModel):
         if self.mode == DataImportMode.Transkribus:
             recipe['env']['TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL'] = settings.TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL
             recipe['env']['TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD'] = settings.TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD
+            if settings.TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION:
+                recipe['env']['TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION'] = str(settings.TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION)
         return Workflow.objects.create(recipe=yaml.dump(recipe))
 
     def start(self, chunks=None, thumbnails=False, corpus_id=None):
diff --git a/arkindex/dataimport/tests/test_transkribus_import.py b/arkindex/dataimport/tests/test_transkribus_import.py
index ea8f869f6dcaca39c64bd86a5fb0ad35d0391023..a9dfbfb88e79f66c25f9032082e05df1bc5fdcfe 100644
--- a/arkindex/dataimport/tests/test_transkribus_import.py
+++ b/arkindex/dataimport/tests/test_transkribus_import.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from arkindex_common.enums import DataImportMode
 from ponos.models import State
 
 
-@override_settings(TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL="arkindex@teklia.com", TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD=None)
+@override_settings(TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL="arkindex@teklia.com", TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD=None, TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION="12345-12345")
 class TestTranskribusImport(FixtureAPITestCase):
     """
     Test transkribus import
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ class TestTranskribusImport(FixtureAPITestCase):
             'env': {
                 'ARKINDEX_PROCESS_ID': str(dataimport.id),
                 'TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL': settings.TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL,
-                'TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD': settings.TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD
+                'TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD': settings.TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD,
+                'TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION': settings.TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION
             },
             'tasks': {
                 'import': {
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ class TestTranskribusImport(FixtureAPITestCase):
             'env': {
                 'ARKINDEX_PROCESS_ID': str(dataimport.id),
                 'TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL': settings.TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL,
-                'TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD': settings.TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD
+                'TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD': settings.TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD,
+                'TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION': settings.TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION
             },
             'tasks': {
                 'import': {
diff --git a/arkindex/project/config.py b/arkindex/project/config.py
index 7ac6818b779b76cfb939d45a64fd96d7acad2384..c88c936c41d26096a6157402a9ecf91548fff184 100644
--- a/arkindex/project/config.py
+++ b/arkindex/project/config.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import uuid
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ def get_settings_parser(base_dir):
     transkribus_parser = parser.add_subparser('transkribus', default={})
     transkribus_parser.add_option('email', type=str, default=None)
     transkribus_parser.add_option('password', type=str, default=None)
+    transkribus_parser.add_option('worker_version', type=uuid.UUID, default=None)
 
     gitlab_parser = parser.add_subparser('gitlab', default={})
     gitlab_parser.add_option('app_id', type=str, default=None)
diff --git a/arkindex/project/settings.py b/arkindex/project/settings.py
index 30621b7971813bed9f9f6ccb1baa00fcff587708..831580f6de052bed5982cb97842306dbe94cc510 100644
--- a/arkindex/project/settings.py
+++ b/arkindex/project/settings.py
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ CHECK_IMAGES_SAMPLE_SIZE = 20
 # Transkribus credentials
 TRANSKRIBUS_EMAIL = conf['transkribus']['email']
 TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD = conf['transkribus']['password']
+TRANSKRIBUS_WORKER_VERSION = conf['transkribus']['worker_version']
 
 # GitLab OAuth
 GITLAB_APP_ID = conf['gitlab']['app_id']
diff --git a/arkindex/project/tests/config_samples/defaults.yaml b/arkindex/project/tests/config_samples/defaults.yaml
index 55c3c3274587df20cb64a1df37d22d6310392c3f..2cb2c8bb54bc09157efac95cedf440692f5a6578 100644
--- a/arkindex/project/tests/config_samples/defaults.yaml
+++ b/arkindex/project/tests/config_samples/defaults.yaml
@@ -78,3 +78,4 @@ static:
 transkribus:
   email: null
   password: null
+  worker_version: null
diff --git a/arkindex/project/tests/config_samples/override.yaml b/arkindex/project/tests/config_samples/override.yaml
index fcadbc530ceedfd106cbd14edb82bd5b6bbf034e..5e01fcaa90a5f6d54d0d0360631079498e6f4e66 100644
--- a/arkindex/project/tests/config_samples/override.yaml
+++ b/arkindex/project/tests/config_samples/override.yaml
@@ -93,3 +93,4 @@ static:
 transkribus:
   email: nope@nope
   password: superSecret
+  worker_version: aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa