diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
index 43ef16f6e..f84e270ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
@@ -51,5 +51,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo install cross --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross 
           export PROFILE=release
-          export GIT_TAG=$(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
-          sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" make docker-build-latest
+          sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" make docker-build-latest  GIT_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 75bc8a059..cb75f0d10 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PROFILE ?= release
 DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME ?= alchemyplatform/rundler
 BIN_DIR = "dist/bin"
 BUILD_PATH = "target"
+GIT_TAG ?= "latest"
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: ## Build the project.