diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/test-publish.yml
index e2296b6..5716bac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-publish.yml
@@ -63,17 +63,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
 
-      - name: Set VERSION variable from tag
-        run: |
-          echo "TAG=${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "VERSION=${TAG#v}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Build and push
         id: build-and-push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           annotations: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.annotations }}
-          build-args: VERSION=$TAG
+          build-args: VERSION=${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6287c1e..a9ba290 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 FROM python:3.11-slim-bullseye
 
 ARG VERSION=
-ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore TAXTASTIC_VERSION=$VERSION
+ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore TAXTASTIC_VERSION=${VERSION#v}
 
 RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y unzip wget