diff --git a/scripts/version-number.sh b/scripts/version-number.sh
index b7bf9f1..85107de 100644
--- a/scripts/version-number.sh
+++ b/scripts/version-number.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ fi
 export COMMIT_COUNT=$(git rev-list --count HEAD)
 export BUILD_NUMBER=$CI_PIPELINE_ID
 export VERSION="$VERSION.$COMMIT_COUNT.$BUILD_NUMBER"
-echo $VERSION > version.env
+echo "VERSION=$VERSION" > version.env
 cat version.env
diff --git a/templates/build-container.tpl.yml b/templates/build-container.tpl.yml
index 08d657a..9872180 100644
--- a/templates/build-container.tpl.yml
+++ b/templates/build-container.tpl.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ stages:
   - build
 
 version:
-  image: ubuntu:latest
+  image: ruby:latest
   stage: versioning
   script:
     - ./scripts/version-number.sh