diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-ci.yml
index e7397f8..5d894e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         id: build-args
         run: |
           # Declare vars for internal use
-          VERSION=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
+          VERSION=$(make get_version)
           GIT_HEAD_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
           GIT_TAG_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short $VERSION)
           GIT_MODIFIED_1=$(git diff $GIT_HEAD_COMMIT $GIT_TAG_COMMIT --quiet && echo "" || echo ".dev")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fb826e6..7da6683 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ GIT_MODIFIED    ?= $$(echo "$(GIT_MODIFIED_1)$(GIT_MODIFIED_2)")
 GIT_REPO        ?= $$(git config --get remote.origin.url)
 BUILD_DATE      ?= $$(git log -1 --format="%at" | xargs -I{} date -d @{} +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S)
 
+.PHONY: get_version
+get_version:
+	@echo -n v$(VERSION)
+
 build: generate fmt vet ## Build manager binary.
 	go build -o bin/manager main.go