diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 67e0b122..46ae04c4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ RUN \
 # Production image, copy all the files and run next
 FROM base AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
+# set the app version as an environment variable. Used in the github action
+ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION
+ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION ${NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION}
 
 ENV NODE_ENV production
 # Uncomment the following line in case you want to disable telemetry during runtime.