diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 62631d230..dd613d67b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 VITE_FOLKSONOMY_API_URL=https://api.folksonomy.openfoodfacts.net
 VITE_OFF_BASE_URL=https://world.openfoodfacts.org
+VITE_API_VERSION=3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd4540c37..b90ae1338 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ cp .env.example .env
 
 Edit the `.env` file as needed to configure your development environment.
 
+#### Development Configuration
+
+- Set `VITE_API_VERSION` in `.env` file to test different versions of the Open Food Facts API (default: 3)
+- For example, to test the API v2: `VITE_API_VERSION=2`
+- This is useful for testing new API versions before updating the default version used in the application.
+
 Then start the development server:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/src/lib/api/product.ts b/src/lib/api/product.ts
index 5cece31db..b2a39bbfc 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/product.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/product.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export class ProductsApi {
 	}
 
 	async getProductAttributes(barcode: string): Promise<ProductAttribute[]> {
-		const url = `${API_HOST}/api/v2/product/${barcode}?fields=product_name,code,attribute_groups_en`;
+		const apiVersion = import.meta.env.VITE_API_VERSION || '3';
+		const url = `${API_HOST}/api/v${apiVersion}/product/${barcode}?fields=product_name,code,attribute_groups_en`;
 
 		const res = await this.fetch(url);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/const.ts b/src/lib/const.ts
index d9976b0e3..20cba501b 100644
--- a/src/lib/const.ts
+++ b/src/lib/const.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ export const USER_AGENT = `Open Food Facts Explorer (${import.meta.env.PACKAGE_V
 
 export const KP_ATTRIBUTE_IMG = (img: string) => `${STATIC_HOST}/images/attributes/dist/${img}`;
 export const TAXONOMY_URL = (taxo: string) => `${STATIC_HOST}/data/taxonomies/${taxo}.json`;
-export const PRODUCT_URL = (barcode: string) => `${API_HOST}/api/v3/product/${barcode}.json`;
+export const PRODUCT_URL = (barcode: string) => {
+	const apiVersion = import.meta.env.VITE_API_VERSION || '3';
+	return `${API_HOST}/api/v${apiVersion}/product/${barcode}.json`;
+};
 export const PRODUCT_IMAGE_URL = (path: string) => `${IMAGE_HOST}/images/products/${path}`;