diff --git a/cli/recipe/release.go b/cli/recipe/release.go
index f9385096..ab743ced 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/release.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/release.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
diff --git a/cli/recipe/version.go b/cli/recipe/version.go
index 4a34ad76..971ee18a 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/version.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/version.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/cli/internal"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/autocomplete"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/log"
 	recipePkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@ var recipeVersionCommand = cli.Command{
 
 		recipeMeta, ok := catl[recipe.Name]
 		if !ok {
-			log.Fatalf("%s is not published on the catalogue?", recipe.Name)
+			log.Warn("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
+
+			recipeVersions, err := recipe.GetRecipeVersions(internal.Offline)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Warn(err)
+			}
+
+			recipeMeta = recipePkg.RecipeMeta{Versions: recipeVersions}
 		}
 
 		if len(recipeMeta.Versions) == 0 {