diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 297b24a..78f1c6b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10004/o-ran-sc/bldr-ubuntu18-c-go:8-u18.04 as kpimonbuild
+FROM nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10004/o-ran-sc/bldr-ubuntu18-c-go:1.9.0 as kpimonbuild
 
 ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/bin
 ENV GOPATH /go
diff --git a/container-tag.yaml b/container-tag.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd71d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container-tag.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# provide jenkings CI jos with a tag for containers/images
+---
+tag: 1.0.0