diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4bc0cf3..c8736c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ 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 \
@@ -831,6 +832,7 @@ 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 $$PWD/$(OUTPUTDIR):/builds/$(OUTPUTDIR):rw \
@@ -850,6 +852,7 @@ docker-dev-build: clean helper-builder-setup
 	@echo
 	@echo "Using release builder image to generate project release assets"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--user builduser:builduser \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
@@ -870,6 +873,7 @@ podman-dev-build: clean helper-builder-setup
 	@echo
 	@echo "Using release builder image to generate project release assets"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--rm \
 		-i \
 		-v $$PWD/$(OUTPUTDIR):/builds/$(OUTPUTDIR):rw \
@@ -891,6 +895,7 @@ docker-packages: helper-builder-setup
 
 	@echo "Building with $(CONTAINER_COMMAND)"
 	$(CONTAINER_COMMAND) container run \
+		--env REPO_VERSION=$(REPO_VERSION) \
 		--rm \
 		--user builduser:builduser \
 		-i \
@@ -913,6 +918,7 @@ 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 \