diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9044f8c..7221a46 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM alpine:3.20 AS build
 
-ARG VERSION
+ARG VERSION=dev
 
 RUN apk --no-cache --repository community add \
       dotnet8-sdk