diff --git a/user.Dockerfile b/user.Dockerfile
index 31241c3..5bf0f39 100644
--- a/user.Dockerfile
+++ b/user.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu
 ARG UBUNTU_TAG=jammy
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}:${UBUNTU_TAG} AS base
-
+ARG BIOC_VERSION=3.18
 USER root
 COPY apt_setup.sh /bioc_scripts/apt_setup.sh
-RUN bash /bioc_scripts/apt_setup.sh
+RUN bash /bioc_scripts/apt_setup.sh $BIOC_VERSION