diff --git a/hamilton/graph_types.py b/hamilton/graph_types.py
index 815d41c26..0b699a542 100644
--- a/hamilton/graph_types.py
+++ b/hamilton/graph_types.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import functools
 import hashlib
 import inspect
+import logging
 import typing
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from hamilton import graph
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def _remove_docs_and_comments(source: str) -> str:
     """Remove the docs and comments from a source code string.
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ class HamiltonNode:
     type: typing.Type
     tags: typing.Dict[str, typing.Union[str, typing.List[str]]]
     is_external_input: bool
-    originating_functions: typing.Tuple[typing.Callable, ...]
+    originating_functions: typing.Optional[typing.Tuple[typing.Callable, ...]]
     documentation: typing.Optional[str]
     required_dependencies: typing.Set[str]
     optional_dependencies: typing.Set[str]
@@ -142,13 +145,24 @@ def from_node(n: node.Node) -> "HamiltonNode":
         )
 
     @functools.cached_property
-    def version(self) -> str:
+    def version(self) -> typing.Optional[str]:
         """Generate a hash of the node originating function source code.
 
+        Note that this will be `None` if the node is an external input/has no
+        originating functions.
+
         The option `strip=True` means docstring and comments are ignored
         when hashing the function.
         """
-        return hash_source_code(self.originating_functions[0], strip=True)
+        if not self.originating_functions:
+            return None
+        try:
+            return hash_source_code(self.originating_functions[0], strip=True)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Failed to hash source code for node {self.name}. Certain environments do not allow it. In this case, version will be None."
+            )
+            return None
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"{self.name}: {htypes.get_type_as_string(self.type)}"
diff --git a/tests/test_graph_types.py b/tests/test_graph_types.py
index f44914788..ff60d1ffa 100644
--- a/tests/test_graph_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_graph_types.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from hamilton import graph_types, node
+from hamilton.node import Node, NodeType
 
 from tests import nodes as test_nodes
 
@@ -112,6 +113,14 @@ def node_to_create(required_dep: int, optional_dep: int = 1) -> str:
     }
 
 
+def test_create_hamilton_node_missing_version():
+    n = Node("foo", int, node_source=NodeType.EXTERNAL)
+    hamilton_node = graph_types.HamiltonNode.from_node(n)
+    # the above will have no specified versions
+    assert hamilton_node.version is None
+    assert hamilton_node.as_dict()["version"] is None
+
+
 def test_json_serializable_dict():
     for name, obj in inspect.getmembers(test_nodes):
         if inspect.isfunction(obj) and not name.startswith("_"):