diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 10936cf83e954ba954388663f86291080f0d9abd..b04b69b63c6283f8d61becd36e445fe37127c46e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ deploy-buildimage-docker-compose-jq:
   variables:
     DOCKER_VERSION: 20.10.12
     IMAGE_NAME: theodolite-build-docker-compose-jq
-    IMAGE_TAG: $DOCKER_VERSION
+    IMAGE_TAG: 20.10.12
   before_script:
     - cd buildimages/docker-compose-jq
   rules: