diff --git a/docker/Makefile b/docker/Makefile
index 9264aab9..45a9e44c 100644
--- a/docker/Makefile
+++ b/docker/Makefile
@@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ TIMESTAMP := $(shell /bin/date "+%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
 all : $(addprefix build_,$(IMAGES))
 
 rebuild_% : repository
-	@ docker build $(DOCKER_ARGS) --build-arg REBUILD=$(TIMESTAMP) --tag pdo_$* \
+	@ docker build $(DOCKER_ARGS) \
+		--build-arg REBUILD=$(TIMESTAMP) \
+		--build-arg PDO_VERSION=$(shell cd repository; bin/get_version) \
+		--tag pdo_$*:$(shell cd repository; bin/get_version) \
 		--file $(SCRIPT_DIR)/pdo_$*.dockerfile .
 
 build_% : repository
-	@ docker build $(DOCKER_ARGS) --tag pdo_$* \
+	@ docker build $(DOCKER_ARGS) \
+		--build-arg PDO_VERSION=$(shell cd repository; bin/get_version) \
+		--tag pdo_$*:$(shell cd repository; bin/get_version) \
 		--file $(SCRIPT_DIR)/pdo_$*.dockerfile .
 
 clean_% :
@@ -106,7 +111,8 @@ TEST_FILES += -f test.yaml
 
 build_test : repository
 	PDO_USER_UID=$(PDO_USER_UID) PDO_GROUP_UID=$(PDO_GROUP_UID) \
-		docker-compose $(TEST_FILES) build
+		docker-compose $(TEST_FILES) build \
+			--build-arg PDO_VERSION=$(shell cd repository; bin/get_version)
 
 test : clean_config clean_repository build_base build_services_base build_ccf_base build_test
 	docker-compose $(TEST_FILES) up --abort-on-container-exit
diff --git a/docker/pdo_ccf.dockerfile b/docker/pdo_ccf.dockerfile
index fc021a50..6a1ee6b2 100644
--- a/docker/pdo_ccf.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/pdo_ccf.dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-FROM pdo_ccf_base
+ARG PDO_VERSION
+FROM pdo_ccf_base:${PDO_VERSION}
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # set up the PDO sources
diff --git a/docker/pdo_client.dockerfile b/docker/pdo_client.dockerfile
index 0a47a00b..c8bb7f17 100644
--- a/docker/pdo_client.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/pdo_client.dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-FROM pdo_base
+ARG PDO_VERSION
+FROM pdo_base:${PDO_VERSION}
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docker/pdo_services.dockerfile b/docker/pdo_services.dockerfile
index a3deab47..73710765 100644
--- a/docker/pdo_services.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/pdo_services.dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-FROM pdo_services_base
+ARG PDO_VERSION
+FROM pdo_services_base:${PDO_VERSION}
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # set up the PDO sources
diff --git a/docker/pdo_services_base.dockerfile b/docker/pdo_services_base.dockerfile
index 111e6305..54dba179 100644
--- a/docker/pdo_services_base.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/pdo_services_base.dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-FROM pdo_base
+ARG PDO_VERSION
+FROM pdo_base:${PDO_VERSION}
 
 ARG UBUNTU_VERSION=20.04
 ARG UBUNTU_NAME=focal
diff --git a/docker/test.yaml b/docker/test.yaml
index cbb71d0a..8eab36f8 100644
--- a/docker/test.yaml
+++ b/docker/test.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
   ccf_container:
     build:
       args:
+        PDO_VERSION: ${PDO_VERSION}
         PDO_HOSTNAME: localhost
         PDO_LEDGER_URL: http://localhost:6600
     entrypoint: /project/pdo/tools/run_ccf_tests.sh
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ services:
   services_container:
     build:
       args:
+        PDO_VERSION: ${PDO_VERSION}
         PDO_HOSTNAME: localhost
         PDO_LEDGER_URL: http://localhost:6600
         PDO_LOG_LEVEL: ${PDO_LOG_LEVEL:-info}
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ services:
   client_container:
     build:
       args:
+        PDO_VERSION: ${PDO_VERSION}
         PDO_HOSTNAME: localhost
         PDO_LEDGER_URL: http://localhost:6600
         PDO_LOG_LEVEL: ${PDO_LOG_LEVEL:-info}