diff --git a/hooks/build b/hooks/build
index 7cc38e87..6b0c931c 100644
--- a/hooks/build
+++ b/hooks/build
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ docker build \
 		--cache-from=${DOCKER_REPO}:latest \
 		--build-arg=BUILD_DATE="$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%:z")" \
 		--build-arg=VCS_REF="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" \
-		--build-arg=VERSION="$(cat VERSION)" \
 		-t ${IMAGE_NAME} .