diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-aztec-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-aztec-packages.yml
index 1cee8c76a1b..a8ca3856791 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-aztec-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-aztec-packages.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       username: ${{ steps.compute_username.outputs.username }}
+      version: ${{ steps.set_version.outputs.version }}
+      dist_tag: ${{ steps.set_version.outputs.dist_tag }}
     steps:
       - name: Compute Username
         id: compute_username
@@ -58,6 +60,25 @@ jobs:
             echo "username=master-${GIT_HASH_MODULO_8}"
             echo "username=master-${GIT_HASH_MODULO_8}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
+      - name: Set version and tags
+        id: set_version
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^release/ ]]; then
+            echo "dist_tag=devnet" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            VERSION="${TAG#release/}"
+            if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+              VERSION=${DEPLOY_TAG#aztec-packages-v}-devnet
+            fi
+          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "dist_tag=latest" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            TAG=${{ env.DEPLOY_TAG }}
+            VERSION=${TAG#aztec-packages-v}
+          else
+            echo "dist_tag=$(echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | sed 's/\//-/g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            VERSION=""
+          fi
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Check if tag is valid
         id: check_tag
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -101,10 +122,13 @@ jobs:
           dockerhub_password: "${{ env.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}"
       - name: Build & Push Aztec and End-to-End x86_64
         timeout-minutes: 40
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.version }}
         run: |
-          ./bootstrap.sh image-aztec
+          ./bootstrap.sh image-aztec --version $VERSION
           docker tag aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }} aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}-x86_64
           docker push aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}-x86_64
+
   build-aztec-arm:
     needs: [configure, setup-arm]
     runs-on: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.username }}-arm
@@ -118,11 +142,14 @@ jobs:
           dockerhub_password: "${{ env.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}"
       - name: Build & Push Aztec arm64
         timeout-minutes: 80
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.version }}
         run: |
           sudo shutdown -P 80
-          ./bootstrap.sh image-aztec --check-arch
+          ./bootstrap.sh image-aztec --check-arch --version $VERSION
           docker tag aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }} aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}-arm64
           docker push aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}-arm64
+
   build-nargo-x86:
     needs: [configure, build-aztec-x86]
     runs-on: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.username }}-x86
@@ -202,20 +229,10 @@ jobs:
           dockerhub_password: "${{ env.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}"
       - name: Publish aztec manifests
         if: ${{ env.SHOULD_PUBLISH_DOCKER_IMAGES == 'true' }}
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.version }}
+          DIST_TAG: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.dist_tag }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^release/ ]]; then
-            TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-            VERSION="${TAG#release/}"
-            DIST_TAG=devnet
-          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            TAG=${{ env.DEPLOY_TAG }}
-            VERSION=${TAG#aztec-packages-v}
-            DIST_TAG=latest
-          else
-            VERSION=""
-            DIST_TAG=$(echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | sed 's/\//-/g')
-          fi
-
           docker pull aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}-x86_64
           docker pull aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}-arm64
           docker pull aztecprotocol/aztec-nargo:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}-x86_64
@@ -271,29 +288,17 @@ jobs:
           concurrency_key: publish-npm
           dockerhub_password: "${{ env.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}"
 
-      - name: Set tags and versions
-        id: version_step
-        run: |
-          if [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^release/ ]]; then
-            DIST_TAG=devnet
-            TAG=${{ env.DEPLOY_TAG }}
-            VERSION=${TAG#aztec-packages-v}-devnet
-          else
-            DIST_TAG=latest
-            TAG=${{ env.DEPLOY_TAG }}
-            VERSION=${TAG#aztec-packages-v}
-          fi
-          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "DIST_TAG=$DIST_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Publish bb.js NPM package
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.version }}
+          DIST_TAG: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.dist_tag }}
         run: |
           earthly-ci \
             --no-output \
             --secret NPM_TOKEN=${{ env.NPM_TOKEN }} \
             ./barretenberg/ts+publish-npm \
-            --DIST_TAG=${{ steps.version_step.outputs.DIST_TAG }} \
-            --VERSION=${{ steps.version_step.outputs.VERSION }} \
+            --DIST_TAG=$DIST_TAG \
+            --VERSION=$VERSION \
             --DRY_RUN=${{ (github.event.inputs.publish == 'false') && '1' || '0' }}
 
       - name: Publish yarn-project NPM packages
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aztec b/Dockerfile.aztec
index a92459465ba..0e709558e06 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aztec
+++ b/Dockerfile.aztec
@@ -4,7 +4,18 @@ ENV BB_BINARY_PATH=/usr/src/barretenberg/cpp/build/bin/bb
 ENV ACVM_WORKING_DIRECTORY=/usr/src/acvm
 ENV ACVM_BINARY_PATH=/usr/src/noir/noir-repo/target/release/acvm
 RUN mkdir -p $BB_WORKING_DIRECTORY $ACVM_WORKING_DIRECTORY /usr/src/yarn-project/world-state/build
+
 COPY /usr/src /usr/src
+
+# Set the version returned in getNodeVersion to current version
+# aztec-base assumed to have jq installed
+ARG VERSION=0.1.0
+RUN if [ -n "$VERSION" ]; then \
+    echo "Setting version to $VERSION"; \
+    cat /usr/src/yarn-project/aztec-node/package.json | jq --arg version "$VERSION" '.version = $version' > /usr/src/yarn-project/aztec-node/package.tmp.json; \
+    mv /usr/src/yarn-project/aztec-node/package.tmp.json /usr/src/yarn-project/aztec-node/package.json; \
+  fi
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["node", "--no-warnings", "/usr/src/yarn-project/aztec/dest/bin/index.js"]
 ARG PORT=8080
 ENV PORT=$PORT
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index a9220da4b45..e5912280c86 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ case "$cmd" in
   "image-aztec")
     image=aztecprotocol/aztec:$(git rev-parse HEAD)
     check_arch=false
+    version="0.1.0"
 
     # Check for --check-arch flag in args
     for arg in "$@"; do
@@ -209,6 +210,10 @@ case "$cmd" in
         check_arch=true
         break
       fi
+      if [ "$arg" = "--version" ]; then
+        version=$2
+        shift 2
+      fi
     done
 
     docker pull $image &>/dev/null || true
@@ -224,6 +229,8 @@ case "$cmd" in
         else
           echo "Image $image already exists and has been downloaded with correct architecture." && exit
         fi
+      elif [ -n "$version" ]; then
+        echo "Image $image already exists and has been downloaded. Setting version to $version."
       else
         echo "Image $image already exists and has been downloaded." && exit
       fi
@@ -237,7 +244,8 @@ case "$cmd" in
     echo "docker image build:"
     docker pull aztecprotocol/aztec-base:v1.0-$(arch)
     docker tag aztecprotocol/aztec-base:v1.0-$(arch) aztecprotocol/aztec-base:latest
-    docker build -f Dockerfile.aztec -t $image $TMP
+    docker build -f Dockerfile.aztec -t $image $TMP --build-arg VERSION=$version
+
     if [ "${CI:-0}" = 1 ]; then
       docker push $image
     fi