diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 74d74af..4ce57ce 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ load: multiarch-container.yaml
 data:
   repo: examples/kubectl
   build_args:
+  - ALPINE_VERSION=3.17
   - KUBERNETES_RELEASE=v1.24.2
   tags:
   - "1.24.2"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 58f346c..b8528b2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
-FROM alpine:3.17
+ARG ALPINE_VERSION
+
+FROM alpine:${ALPINE_VERSION}
 
 ARG OS
 ARG ARCH