diff --git a/quattor/client/pan_compiler.pan b/quattor/client/pan_compiler.pan
index df2bf37fd..505f12a68 100644
--- a/quattor/client/pan_compiler.pan
+++ b/quattor/client/pan_compiler.pan
@@ -3,5 +3,13 @@
 
 unique template quattor/client/pan_compiler;
 
-'/software/packages' = pkg_repl('panc','10.2-1','noarch');
+@{
+desc = Pan compiler version to install
+values = string (version number)
+default = 10.3-1
+required = no
+}
+variable PANC_DEFAULT_VERSION ?= '10.3-1';
+
+'/software/packages' = pkg_repl('panc',PANC_DEFAULT_VERSION,'noarch');