diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml b/.github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml
index 420b961412..9f0f541e02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
        - "main"
     paths:
       - "bazel/container/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/build-bazel-container.yml"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./bazel/container
         run: |
           version=$(grep "ARG BAZEL_VERSION" Containerfile | cut -d= -f2)
-          echo "version=${version}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "version=v${version}" | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
diff --git a/bazel/container/container.sh b/bazel/container/container.sh
index 0ca6e7dedc..bcb4f4e95d 100644
--- a/bazel/container/container.sh
+++ b/bazel/container/container.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function setup {
 }
 
 function startBazelServer {
-  local containerImage="ghcr.io/edgelesssys/bazel-container:v6.2.1-0"
+  local containerImage="ghcr.io/edgelesssys/bazel-container:v6.2.1"
   local containerName="bazeld"
 
   setup