diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f00d596..3f5ba48 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 FROM lsiobase/alpine:3.6
 MAINTAINER sparklyballs
 
+# set version label
+ARG BUILD_DATE
+ARG VERSION
+LABEL build_version="Linuxserver.io version:- ${VERSION} Build-date:- ${BUILD_DATE}"
+
 # install packages
 RUN \
  apk add --no-cache \