diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9d099bc..243a683 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RUN set -euo pipefail; zypper -n in --no-recommends mariadb-client; zypper -n cl
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="openSUSE (https://www.opensuse.org/)"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="openSUSE Tumbleweed MariaDB Client"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="MariaDB Client container based on the openSUSE Tumbleweed Base Container Image."
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="11.5"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="%%mariadb_version%%"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://www.opensuse.org"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created="%BUILDTIME%"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.vendor="openSUSE Project"
diff --git a/_service b/_service
index 1652e46..fea7181 100644
--- a/_service
+++ b/_service
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <services>
   <service mode="buildtime" name="docker_label_helper"/>
   <service mode="buildtime" name="kiwi_metainfo_helper"/>
+  <service name="replace_using_package_version" mode="buildtime">
+    <param name="file">Dockerfile</param>
+    <param name="regex">%%mariadb_version%%</param>
+    <param name="package">mariadb-client</param>
+  </service>
 </services>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mariadb-client-image.changes b/mariadb-client-image.changes
index 910a30c..929b447 100644
--- a/mariadb-client-image.changes
+++ b/mariadb-client-image.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 12 06:35:48 UTC 2024 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- set full version in labels of mariadb* container
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  9 06:51:05 UTC 2024 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>