diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c6bfa40..98d88e8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:v0.0.1-deps AS deps
+ARG IMAGE_VERSION
+FROM docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:${IMAGE_VERSION}-deps AS deps
 
 ## ---
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ RUN apt-install.sh angie ; \
     fi
 
 ## preserve snippets from Angie config directory
-## ref: https://git.angie.software/web-server/angie/src/tag/Angie-1.6.2/conf
+## ref: https://git.angie.software/web-server/angie/src/tag/Angie-1.7.0/conf
 RUN d=/etc/angie ; t=$(mktemp -d) ; \
     tar -C "$d" -cf - \
       fastcgi_params \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.deps b/Dockerfile.deps
index 546a858..2cee13d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.deps
+++ b/Dockerfile.deps
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:v0.0.1-base AS base
+ARG IMAGE_VERSION
+FROM docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:${IMAGE_VERSION}-base AS base
 
 ## ---
 
diff --git a/build-scripts/image-base.sh b/build-scripts/image-base.sh
index ca6988b..dad5f4d 100755
--- a/build-scripts/image-base.sh
+++ b/build-scripts/image-base.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 set -ef
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
+IMAGE_VERSION="${IMAGE_VERSION:-v0.0.1}"
+
 set -a
 BUILDAH_FORMAT="${BUILDAH_FORMAT:-docker}"
 BUILDAH_ISOLATION="${BUILDAH_ISOLATION:-chroot}"
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ grab_site_packages() {
 PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES=$(grab_site_packages "docker.io/python:${PYTHONTAG}")
 [ -n "${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES:?}" ]
 
-img="docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:v0.0.1-base"
+img="docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:${IMAGE_VERSION}-base"
 
 buildah bud --network="${BUILDAH_NETWORK}" \
   -f ./Dockerfile.base \
diff --git a/build-scripts/image-deps.sh b/build-scripts/image-deps.sh
index 53da228..9356990 100755
--- a/build-scripts/image-deps.sh
+++ b/build-scripts/image-deps.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@
 set -ef
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
+IMAGE_VERSION="${IMAGE_VERSION:-v0.0.1}"
+
 set -a
 BUILDAH_FORMAT="${BUILDAH_FORMAT:-docker}"
 BUILDAH_ISOLATION="${BUILDAH_ISOLATION:-chroot}"
 BUILDAH_NETWORK="${BUILDAH_NETWORK:-host}"
 set +a
 
-img="docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:v0.0.1-deps"
+img="docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:${IMAGE_VERSION}-deps"
 
 exec buildah bud \
   -f ./Dockerfile.deps \
   -t "${img}" \
-  --pull=missing --no-cache
+  --pull=missing --no-cache \
+  --build-arg "IMAGE_VERSION=${IMAGE_VERSION}" \
diff --git a/build-scripts/image.sh b/build-scripts/image.sh
index 7623552..9777250 100755
--- a/build-scripts/image.sh
+++ b/build-scripts/image.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 set -ef
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
+IMAGE_VERSION="${IMAGE_VERSION:-v0.0.1}"
+
 set -a
 BUILDAH_FORMAT="${BUILDAH_FORMAT:-docker}"
 BUILDAH_ISOLATION="${BUILDAH_ISOLATION:-chroot}"
 BUILDAH_NETWORK="${BUILDAH_NETWORK:-host}"
 set +a
 
-ANGIE_VERSION="${ANGIE_VERSION:-1.6.2}"
+ANGIE_VERSION="${ANGIE_VERSION:-1.7.0}"
 
 ## likely the same as in https://pkg.go.dev/strconv#ParseBool
 gobool_to_int() {
@@ -21,10 +23,10 @@ gobool_to_int() {
 	esac
 }
 
-NGX_DEBUG=$(gobool_to_int "${1:-0}" 0)
+NGX_DEBUG=$(gobool_to_int "${NGX_DEBUG:-0}" 0)
 case "${NGX_DEBUG}" in
-0 ) img="docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:v0.0.1-${ANGIE_VERSION}" ;;
-1 ) img="docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:v0.0.1-${ANGIE_VERSION}-debug" ;;
+0 ) img="docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:${IMAGE_VERSION}-${ANGIE_VERSION}" ;;
+1 ) img="docker.io/rockdrilla/angie-conv:${IMAGE_VERSION}-${ANGIE_VERSION}-debug" ;;
 esac
 
 exec buildah bud \
@@ -32,4 +34,5 @@ exec buildah bud \
   -t "${img}" \
   --env "ANGIE_VERSION=${ANGIE_VERSION}" \
   --env "NGX_DEBUG=${NGX_DEBUG}" \
-  --pull=missing --no-cache
+  --pull=missing --no-cache \
+  --build-arg "IMAGE_VERSION=${IMAGE_VERSION}" \