diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index bd0e78a26cf4..382a6749a00f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-docker-build.yml
       with:
+        run_python_version_script: 'true'
         build_id: dspace-dependencies
         image_name: dspace/dspace-dependencies
         dockerfile_path: ./Dockerfile.dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-docker-build.yml
index aa8327f4d11b..22db955aee35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-docker-build.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     # Possible Inputs to this reusable job
     inputs:
+      run_python_version_script:
+        required: false
+        default: false
       # Build name/id for this Docker build. Used for digest storage to avoid digest overlap between builds.
       build_id:
         required: true
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ env:
   # For a new commit on other branches, use the branch name as the tag for Docker image.
   # For a new tag, copy that tag name as the tag for Docker image.
   IMAGE_TAGS: |
-    type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+    type=raw,value=dspace-7_x,enable=${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
     type=ref,event=branch,enable=${{ github.ref_name != github.event.repository.default_branch }}
     type=ref,event=tag
   # Define default tag "flavor" for docker/metadata-action per
@@ -97,6 +100,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout codebase
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Add version
+        if: ${{ env.run_python_version_script == 'true' }}
+        run: python scripts/sourceversion.py > dspace/config/VERSION_D.txt
+
       # https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action
       - name: Setup Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3