diff --git a/internal/saucecloud/cucumber.go b/internal/saucecloud/cucumber.go
index 81b381080..bb39a30f3 100644
--- a/internal/saucecloud/cucumber.go
+++ b/internal/saucecloud/cucumber.go
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ func (r *CucumberRunner) RunProject() (int, error) {
 // The framework version might be set to `package.json`.
 func (r *CucumberRunner) setVersions(m framework.Metadata) {
 	r.Project.Playwright.Version = m.FrameworkVersion
-	r.Project.RunnerVersion = m.CloudRunnerVersion
+	// RunnerVersion can be set via `--runner-version`.
+	// If not provided, it uses the fetched framework runner version.
+	if r.Project.RunnerVersion == "" {
+		r.Project.RunnerVersion = m.CloudRunnerVersion
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *CucumberRunner) validateFramework(m framework.Metadata) error {
diff --git a/internal/saucecloud/cypress.go b/internal/saucecloud/cypress.go
index de95f3509..88a292ada 100644
--- a/internal/saucecloud/cypress.go
+++ b/internal/saucecloud/cypress.go
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ func (r *CypressRunner) setNodeRuntime(m framework.Metadata) error {
 // The framework version might be set to `package.json`.
 func (r *CypressRunner) setVersions(m framework.Metadata) {
 	r.Project.SetVersion(m.FrameworkVersion)
-	r.Project.SetRunnerVersion(m.CloudRunnerVersion)
+	// RunnerVersion can be set via `--runner-version`.
+	// If not provided, it uses the fetched framework runner version.
+	if r.Project.GetRunnerVersion() == "" {
+		r.Project.SetRunnerVersion(m.CloudRunnerVersion)
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *CypressRunner) validateFramework(m framework.Metadata) error {
diff --git a/internal/saucecloud/playwright.go b/internal/saucecloud/playwright.go
index efa93b9d7..f24ab2c7d 100644
--- a/internal/saucecloud/playwright.go
+++ b/internal/saucecloud/playwright.go
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ func (r *PlaywrightRunner) setNodeRuntime(m framework.Metadata) error {
 // The framework version might be set to `package.json`.
 func (r *PlaywrightRunner) setVersions(m framework.Metadata) {
 	r.Project.Playwright.Version = m.FrameworkVersion
-	r.Project.RunnerVersion = m.CloudRunnerVersion
+	// RunnerVersion can be set via `--runner-version`.
+	// If not provided, it uses the fetched framework runner version.
+	if r.Project.RunnerVersion == "" {
+		r.Project.RunnerVersion = m.CloudRunnerVersion
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *PlaywrightRunner) validateFramework(m framework.Metadata) error {
diff --git a/internal/saucecloud/testcafe.go b/internal/saucecloud/testcafe.go
index ed56ed570..6b9c6e613 100644
--- a/internal/saucecloud/testcafe.go
+++ b/internal/saucecloud/testcafe.go
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ func (r *TestcafeRunner) setNodeRuntime(m framework.Metadata) error {
 // The framework version might be set to `package.json`.
 func (r *TestcafeRunner) setVersions(m framework.Metadata) {
 	r.Project.Testcafe.Version = m.FrameworkVersion
-	r.Project.RunnerVersion = m.CloudRunnerVersion
+	// RunnerVersion can be set via `--runner-version`.
+	// If not provided, it uses the fetched framework runner version.
+	if r.Project.RunnerVersion == "" {
+		r.Project.RunnerVersion = m.CloudRunnerVersion
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *TestcafeRunner) validateFramework(m framework.Metadata) error {