diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/backend/include/zero_utils.hpp b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/backend/include/zero_utils.hpp
index a170701cc911e2..eae1403b0bddb4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/backend/include/zero_utils.hpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/backend/include/zero_utils.hpp
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include <ze_api.h>
 #include <ze_graph_ext.h>
 
-#include <type_traits>
-
 #include "intel_npu/al/config/runtime.hpp"
 #include "intel_npu/utils/logger/logger.hpp"
 #include "intel_npu/utils/zero/zero_result.hpp"
diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/backend/src/zero_init.cpp b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/backend/src/zero_init.cpp
index 7e34176259d7d0..5a00938115e53e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/backend/src/zero_init.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_npu/src/backend/src/zero_init.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,35 @@ ZeroInitStructsHolder::ZeroInitStructsHolder() : log("NPUZeroInitStructsHolder",
                                 zeDriverGetExtensionFunctionAddress(driver_handle,
                                                                     graph_ext_name.c_str(),
                                                                     reinterpret_cast<void**>(&graph_ddi_table_ext)));
+    #ifdef NPU_PLUGIN_DEVELOPER_BUILD
+    auto graphExtManualConfig = std::getenv("GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_MANUAL");
+    if (graphExtManualConfig != nullptr) {
+        if (strcmp(graphExtManualConfig, "ZE_extension_graph_1_8") == 0) {
+            log.info("With GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_MANUAL. Using ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_8");
+            graph_ext_version = ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_8;
+        } else if (strcmp(graphExtManualConfig, "ZE_extension_graph_1_7") == 0) {
+            log.info("With GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_MANUAL. Using ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_7");
+            graph_ext_version = ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_7;
+        } else if (strcmp(graphExtManualConfig, "ZE_extension_graph_1_6") == 0) {
+            log.info("With GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_MANUAL. Using ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_6");
+            graph_ext_version = ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_6;
+        } else if (strcmp(graphExtManualConfig, "ZE_extension_graph_1_5") == 0) {
+            log.info("With GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_MANUAL. Using ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_5");
+            graph_ext_version = ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_5;
+        } else if (strcmp(graphExtManualConfig, "ZE_extension_graph_1_4") == 0) {
+            log.info("With GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_MANUAL. Using ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_4");
+            graph_ext_version = ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_4;
+        } else if (strcmp(graphExtManualConfig, "ZE_extension_graph_1_3") == 0) {
+            log.info("With GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_MANUAL. Using ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_3");
+            graph_ext_version = ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_3;
+        } else if (strcmp(graphExtManualConfig, "ZE_extension_graph_1_2") == 0) {
+            log.info("With GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_MANUAL. Using ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_2");
+            graph_ext_version = ZE_GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_1_2;
+        } else {
+            log.info("With GRAPH_EXT_VERSION_AUTO.");
+        }
+    }
+    #endif
     graph_dditable_ext_decorator =
         std::make_unique<ze_graph_dditable_ext_decorator>(graph_ddi_table_ext, graph_ext_version);