diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b23d4b88..2837ef3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -284,7 +284,10 @@ endif
 # Use `release-fips140` or `bin-fips140` to build release binaries
 fips140:
 	@echo > $(NULL_FILE)
-	$(eval GOENV += GOFIPS140=v1.0.0)
+ifeq ($(strip $(GOFIPS140)),)
+	$(eval GOFIPS140 = v1.0.0)
+endif
+	$(eval GOENV += GOFIPS140=$(GOFIPS140))
 	$(eval LDFLAGS += -X runtime.godebugDefault=fips140=only)
 	# To enforce fips140.Enforced()
 	$(eval BUILD_ARGS += -tags fips140)
@@ -292,9 +295,15 @@ fips140:
 	# For smoke-docker
 	$(eval CURVE = P256)
 ifeq ($(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),1)
-	@$(MAKE) fips140 ${.DEFAULT_GOAL} --no-print-directory
+	@$(MAKE) fips140 GOFIPS140=$(GOFIPS140) ${.DEFAULT_GOAL} --no-print-directory
 endif
 
+# To test the future pending module
+fips140-v1.26.0: GOFIPS140 = v1.26.0
+fips140-v1.26.0: fips140
+fips140-latest: GOFIPS140 = latest
+fips140-latest: fips140
+
 # Useful to chain together, like:
 # - make boringcrypto e2evv
 # - make boringcrypto smoke-docker
diff --git a/noiseutil/fips140_test.go b/noiseutil/fips140_test.go
index 28bd3dc7..b7ee8b0c 100644
--- a/noiseutil/fips140_test.go
+++ b/noiseutil/fips140_test.go
@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ func TestNewAESGCM(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, dst)
 
 	// We expect this to fail since we are re-encrypting with a repeat IV
-	// TODO: the error message has changed between fips module versions, best way to verify it?
-	// assert.PanicsWithValue(t, "crypto/cipher: counter decreased", func() {
-	// assert.PanicsWithValue(t, "crypto/cipher: counter decreased or remained the same", func() {
-	assert.Panics(t, func() {
-		dst = aead.Seal([]byte{}, iv, plaintext, aad)
-	})
+	if fips140.Version() == "v1.0.0" {
+		assert.PanicsWithValue(t, "crypto/cipher: counter decreased", func() {
+			dst = aead.Seal([]byte{}, iv, plaintext, aad)
+		})
+	} else {
+		assert.PanicsWithValue(t, "crypto/cipher: counter decreased or remained the same", func() {
+			dst = aead.Seal([]byte{}, iv, plaintext, aad)
+		})
+	}
 }