diff --git a/Dockerfile-lite b/Dockerfile-lite
index 9c77f400..9d734942 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-lite
+++ b/Dockerfile-lite
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Build jbig2enc in a separate stage
 FROM bellsoft/liberica-openjdk-debian:17
+
+ARG VERSION_TAG
+
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         libreoffice-core \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-ultra-lite b/Dockerfile-ultra-lite
index 0e0eb406..b49b9023 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-ultra-lite
+++ b/Dockerfile-ultra-lite
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Build jbig2enc in a separate stage
 FROM bellsoft/liberica-openjdk-alpine:17
 
+ARG VERSION_TAG
+
 # Set Environment Variables
 ENV DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=false \
     HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \