diff --git a/.github/workflows/builder.yaml b/.github/workflows/builder.yaml
index 52af04c1..898c728b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builder.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builder.yaml
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           build-args: |
-            buildRelease=${{ github.ref_name }}
+            version=${{ github.ref_name }}
           outputs: type=image,name=target,annotation-index.org.opencontainers.image.description=gRPC Mock Server
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0a8353a8..da26e53e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/bavix/gripmock
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="gRPC Mock Server"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses=Apache-2.0
 
-ARG buildRelease
+ARG version
 
 # install tools (git, protobuf, protoc-gen-go, protoc-grn-go-grpc)
 RUN apk -U --no-cache add git protobuf curl &&\
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ COPY . /go/src/github.com/bavix/gripmock
 RUN cd /go/src/github.com/bavix/gripmock/protoc-gen-gripmock &&\
     go install -v -ldflags "-s -w" &&\
     cd /go/src/github.com/bavix/gripmock &&\
-    go install -v -ldflags "-X 'main.buildRelease=${buildRelease:-dev}' -s -w"
+    go install -v -ldflags "-X 'main.version=${version:-dev}' -s -w"
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/bavix/gripmock
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 206d481f..712bdf74 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bavix/gripmock/stub"
 )
 
-var buildRelease string //nolint:gochecknoglobals
+var version string
 
 //nolint:funlen,cyclop
 func main() {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	//nolint:godox
 	// fixme: move validation of required arguments to a separate service
-	logger.Info().Str("release", buildRelease).Msg("Starting GripMock")
+	logger.Info().Str("release", version).Msg("Starting GripMock")
 	if os.Getenv("GOPATH") == "" {
 		logger.Fatal().Msg("$GOPATH is empty")
 	}