diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9940ff26..4171d7d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -110,3 +110,5 @@ jobs:
           platforms: linux/amd64
           tags: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}/sopa:${{ env.VERSION }}${{ matrix.extra-name }}
           context: ./docker/sopa${{ matrix.extra-name }}
+          build-args: |
+            SOPA_VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}
diff --git a/docker/sopa-baysor/Dockerfile b/docker/sopa-baysor/Dockerfile
index ed377969..2c9759ed 100644
--- a/docker/sopa-baysor/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/sopa-baysor/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 
+ARG SOPA_VERSION
+
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y wget unzip procps && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN cd /tmp && wget 'https://github.com/kharchenkolab/Baysor/releases/download/v0.7.1/baysor-x86_x64-linux-v0.7.1_build.zip' && unzip baysor-x86_x64-linux-v0.7.1_build.zip && mv ./bin/baysor /opt/ && rm ./baysor-x86_x64-linux-v0.7.1_build.zip
@@ -8,6 +10,6 @@ ENV PATH="/opt/baysor/bin:${PATH}"
 # to avoid permission issues with the numba cache
 ENV NUMBA_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/numba_cache
 
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa[baysor]
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa[baysor]==${SOPA_VERSION}
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
diff --git a/docker/sopa-cellpose/Dockerfile b/docker/sopa-cellpose/Dockerfile
index 4074a6bd..1cfdea89 100644
--- a/docker/sopa-cellpose/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/sopa-cellpose/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 
+ARG SOPA_VERSION
+
 # needed for the open-cv dependency
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     ffmpeg \
@@ -11,6 +13,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 # to avoid permission issues with the numba cache
 ENV NUMBA_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/numba_cache
 
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa[cellpose]
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa[cellpose]==${SOPA_VERSION}
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
diff --git a/docker/sopa-proseg/Dockerfile b/docker/sopa-proseg/Dockerfile
index 9bb63160..e72163bb 100644
--- a/docker/sopa-proseg/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/sopa-proseg/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ RUN cargo install proseg
 
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 
+ARG SOPA_VERSION
+
 COPY --from=rust-builder /usr/local/cargo/bin/proseg /usr/local/bin/proseg
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y procps && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
@@ -11,6 +13,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y procps && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/
 # to avoid permission issues with the numba cache
 ENV NUMBA_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/numba_cache
 
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa==${SOPA_VERSION}
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
diff --git a/docker/sopa-stardist/Dockerfile b/docker/sopa-stardist/Dockerfile
index 2b4667b9..fb561a37 100644
--- a/docker/sopa-stardist/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/sopa-stardist/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 
+ARG SOPA_VERSION
+
 # needed for the open-cv dependency
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     ffmpeg \
@@ -11,6 +13,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 # to avoid permission issues with the numba cache
 ENV NUMBA_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/numba_cache
 
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa[stardist]
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa[stardist]==${SOPA_VERSION}
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
diff --git a/docker/sopa/Dockerfile b/docker/sopa/Dockerfile
index 1ddcbd24..7fa64d72 100644
--- a/docker/sopa/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/sopa/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 
+ARG SOPA_VERSION
+
 # needed for the open-cv dependency
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     ffmpeg \
@@ -11,6 +13,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 # to avoid permission issues with the numba cache
 ENV NUMBA_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/numba_cache
 
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir sopa==${SOPA_VERSION}
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1