diff --git a/modules/container-base/pom.xml b/modules/container-base/pom.xml
index fc672696df4..2754b081986 100644
--- a/modules/container-base/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/container-base/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     
     <groupId>io.gdcc</groupId>
     <artifactId>container-base</artifactId>
+    <!-- Remember to keep this aligned with the version in modules/container-base -->
+    <version>1</version>
     <packaging>${packaging.type}</packaging>
     <name>Container Base Image</name>
     <description>This module provides an application server base image to be decorated with the Dataverse app.</description>
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@
             <properties>
                 <packaging.type>docker-build</packaging.type>
                 <base.image>gdcc/base:${base.image.tag}</base.image>
-                <base.image.tag>unstable</base.image.tag>
+                <base.image.tag>R${project.version}</base.image.tag>
                 <java.image>eclipse-temurin:${target.java.version}-jre</java.image>
                 <base.image.uid>1000</base.image.uid>
                 <base.image.gid>1000</base.image.gid>