diff --git a/stxtyper/1.0.24/Dockerfile b/stxtyper/1.0.24/Dockerfile
index fdf3a94b8..2950769ad 100644
--- a/stxtyper/1.0.24/Dockerfile
+++ b/stxtyper/1.0.24/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ARG STXTYPER_VER="1.0.24"
 LABEL base.image="ubuntu:jammy"
 LABEL dockerfile.version="1"
 LABEL software="stxtyper"
+LABEL software.version="${STXTYPER_VER}"
 LABEL description="Search for Shiga toxin genes within bacterial genome assemblies"
 LABEL website="https://github.com/ncbi/stxtyper"
 LABEL license="https://github.com/ncbi/stxtyper/blob/main/LICENSE"