diff --git a/deployment/ci/Dockerfile b/deployment/ci/Dockerfile
index 151c3c7e33e6cf9c1e66ed76f560df121160f9cb..45e75169d87f33dc61e2c7ad0f69de4f633a3eb2 100644
--- a/deployment/ci/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployment/ci/Dockerfile
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ RUN apk add git
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipse/xfsc/tsa/signer
 
+ARG APP_REPO_TAG
+
 ADD . .
 
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -ldflags="-X main.Version=$(git describe --tags --always)" -mod=vendor -o /tmp/signer ./cmd/signer/...
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -ldflags="-X main.Version=$APP_REPO_TAG" -mod=vendor -o /tmp/signer ./cmd/signer/...
 
 FROM alpine:3.17 as runner