diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 08575d7..c3d7396 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ test:
 clean:
 	    rm -f $(MICROSERVICES)
 
+version:
+	    echo -n ${VERSION}
+
 docker: $(DOCKERS)
 
 docker_device_grove_c:
diff --git a/scripts/Dockerfile.alpine-3.11 b/scripts/Dockerfile.alpine-3.11
index 186ee55..87c1654 100644
--- a/scripts/Dockerfile.alpine-3.11
+++ b/scripts/Dockerfile.alpine-3.11
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ RUN apk add --update --no-cache build-base git gcc cmake make linux-headers yaml
 
 COPY scripts /device-grove/scripts
 COPY src /device-grove/src/
-COPY VERSION /device-grove
+COPY Makefile /device-grove/Makefile
+RUN cd /device-grove && make -s version | tee /device-grove/VERSION && rm -f /device-grove/Makefile
 RUN mkdir -p /device-grove/build
 
 WORKDIR /device-grove
 RUN /device-grove/scripts/build_deps.sh 1
 RUN /device-grove/scripts/build.sh
 
-FROM alpine:3.9
+FROM alpine:3.11
 
 RUN apk add --update --no-cache linux-headers yaml libmicrohttpd curl libuuid
 
diff --git a/scripts/Dockerfile.alpine-3.11-base b/scripts/Dockerfile.alpine-3.11-base
index 51c670a..5830c2d 100644
--- a/scripts/Dockerfile.alpine-3.11-base
+++ b/scripts/Dockerfile.alpine-3.11-base
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ RUN apk add --update --no-cache build-base git gcc cmake make linux-headers yaml
 
 COPY scripts /device-grove/scripts
 COPY src /device-grove/src/
-COPY VERSION /device-grove
+COPY Makefile /device-grove/Makefile
+RUN cd /device-grove && make -s version | tee /device-grove/VERSION && rm -f /device-grove/Makefile
 RUN mkdir -p /device-grove/build
 
 WORKDIR /device-grove