diff --git a/libexec/dctlenv-use b/libexec/dctlenv-use
index 18d1cfb..ae150cf 100755
--- a/libexec/dctlenv-use
+++ b/libexec/dctlenv-use
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ version="$(\find "$DCTLENV_ROOT/versions" -type d -exec basename {} \; \
   | head -n 1
 )"
 
-[ -n "$version" ] \
-  && log_debug "Found version: $version" \
-  || log_error "No installed versions of driftctl matched '$1'"
+if [ -n "$version" ]; then
+  log_debug "Found version: $version"
+else
+  echo "No installed versions of driftctl matched '$1', let's install it"
+  $(dctlenv-install $1 1>/dev/null) || log_error "Installation of version $1 failed"
+  version=$1
+fi
 
 target_path="$DCTLENV_ROOT/versions/$version"
 [ -f "$target_path/driftctl" ] \
diff --git a/test/dctlenv-use.bats b/test/dctlenv-use.bats
index de90160..a68605e 100644
--- a/test/dctlenv-use.bats
+++ b/test/dctlenv-use.bats
@@ -31,13 +31,18 @@ setup() {
   assert_output 'usage: dctlenv use [<version>]'
 }
 
-@test "dctlenv use [<version>]: prints an error message if we try to use a non-installed version" {
+@test "dctlenv use [<version>]: prints an error message if we try to use a non-installed version that fails to install" {
   mkdir -p "$DCTLENV_TMPDIR/versions/0.3.1"
 
-  run dctlenv use 0.3.0
+  dctlenv-install() { exit 1; }; export -f dctlenv-install;
+
+  run dctlenv use 0.0.0
 
   assert_failure
-  assert_output "No installed versions of driftctl matched '0.3.0'"
+  assert_output <<OUT
+No installed versions of driftctl matched '0.0.0', let's install it
+Installation of version 0.0.0 failed
+OUT
 }
 
 @test "dctlenv use [<version>]: prints an error message if we try to use a version where its binary is not present" {
@@ -75,6 +80,27 @@ Switching completed
 OUT
 }
 
+@test "dctlenv use [<version>]: prints a success message if we successfuly install and use a non-installed version" {
+  mkdir -p "$DCTLENV_TMPDIR/versions/0.3.1"
+
+  dctlenv-install() {
+    mkdir -p "$DCTLENV_TMPDIR/versions/0.3.0"
+    touch "$DCTLENV_TMPDIR/versions/0.3.0/driftctl"
+    chmod +x $DCTLENV_TMPDIR/versions/0.3.0/driftctl
+    exit 0
+  }; export -f dctlenv-install;
+  driftctl() { exit 0; }; export -f driftctl;
+
+  run dctlenv use 0.3.0
+
+  assert_success
+  assert_output <<OUT
+No installed versions of driftctl matched '0.3.0', let's install it
+Switching version to v0.3.0
+Switching completed
+OUT
+}
+
 teardown() {
   rm -rf "$DCTLENV_TMPDIR"
 }