diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_dev.yml
index f11c4e7e..17710e12 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_dev.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
 
       - name: Set up dynamic build ARGs
-        id: getargs       
+        id: getargs        
         run: echo "version=$(cat ./stable/VERSION)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Get release version
+        id: get_version
+        run: echo "::set-output name=version::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+
+      - name: Create .VERSION file
+        run: echo "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}" >> .VERSION
+
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v4