diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cffd776..708ada0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ docker-release-build: clean helper-builder-setup
 	@echo
 	@echo "Using release builder image to generate project release assets"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--user builduser:builduser \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
@@ -841,6 +842,7 @@ podman-release-build: clean helper-builder-setup
 	@echo
 	@echo "Using release builder image to generate project release assets"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
 		-v $$PWD/$(OUTPUTDIR):/builds/$(OUTPUTDIR):rw \
@@ -860,6 +862,7 @@ docker-dev-build: clean helper-builder-setup
 	@echo
 	@echo "Using release builder image to generate project release assets"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--user builduser:builduser \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
@@ -880,6 +883,7 @@ podman-dev-build: clean helper-builder-setup
 	@echo
 	@echo "Using release builder image to generate project release assets"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
 		-v $$PWD/$(OUTPUTDIR):/builds/$(OUTPUTDIR):rw \
@@ -901,6 +905,7 @@ docker-packages: helper-builder-setup
 
 	@echo "Building with $(CONTAINER_COMMAND)"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--rm \
 		--user builduser:builduser \
 		-i \
@@ -923,6 +928,7 @@ podman-packages: helper-builder-setup
 
 	@echo "Building with $(CONTAINER_COMMAND)"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
 		-v $$PWD/$(OUTPUTDIR):/builds/$(OUTPUTDIR):rw \