diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea2ab9ab..3cfeaa2c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ 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 \
@@ -826,6 +827,7 @@ 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 $$PWD/$(OUTPUTDIR):/builds/$(OUTPUTDIR):rw \
@@ -845,6 +847,7 @@ docker-dev-build: clean helper-builder-setup
 	@echo
 	@echo "Using release builder image to generate project release assets"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--user builduser:builduser \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
@@ -865,6 +868,7 @@ podman-dev-build: clean helper-builder-setup
 	@echo
 	@echo "Using release builder image to generate project release assets"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
 		-v $$PWD/$(OUTPUTDIR):/builds/$(OUTPUTDIR):rw \
@@ -886,6 +890,7 @@ docker-packages: helper-builder-setup
 
 	@echo "Building with $(CONTAINER_COMMAND)"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--rm \
 		--user builduser:builduser \
 		-i \
@@ -908,6 +913,7 @@ 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 \