diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index cd6a939..c5209de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ jobs:
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           build-args: |
-            "VERSION=${VERSION}"
+            VERSION=${VERSION}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 430f6fc..0b695b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY server server
 COPY Makefile .
 
-ARG VERSION
-ENV VERSION="${VERSION}"
+ARG VERSION="latest"
+ENV VERSION="$VERSION"
 
+RUN echo "$VERSION"
 RUN apk add build-base &&\
     make clean && make && \
-    chmod 777 build/server && \
-    echo "$VERSION"
+    chmod 777 build/server
 
 FROM alpine:latest
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates