diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 305c6b8b..65a4de98 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -198,6 +198,16 @@ file("ports.env").withInputStream {
 	environmentMap.putAll ports
 }
 
+file("versions.env").withInputStream {
+	versionsFile ->
+
+	Properties versions = new Properties()
+
+	versions.load(versionsFile)
+
+	environmentMap.putAll versions
+}
+
 file('.env').withOutputStream {
 	BufferedOutputStream envFileOutputStream ->
 
diff --git a/compose-recipes/db2/Dockerfile b/compose-recipes/db2/Dockerfile
index e88bbb0e..2d2c8513 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/db2/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose-recipes/db2/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM icr.io/db2_community/db2:11.5.9.0
+ARG DB2_VERSION=11.5.9.0
+
+FROM icr.io/db2_community/db2:${DB2_VERSION}
 
 RUN mkdir /var/custom
 RUN touch /startup_log.txt
diff --git a/compose-recipes/db2/service.db2.yaml b/compose-recipes/db2/service.db2.yaml
index b16b14d7..aa58d410 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/db2/service.db2.yaml
+++ b/compose-recipes/db2/service.db2.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ services:
         volumes:
             -   db2:/container-data/db2
     database:
-        build: ./compose-recipes/db2
+        build:
+            args:
+                DB2_VERSION: ${DB2_VERSION}
+            context: ./compose-recipes/db2
         container_name: ${NAMESPACE}-database-db2
         environment:
             -   COMPOSER_DATABASE_NAME=${DATABASE_NAME}
diff --git a/compose-recipes/mariadb/Dockerfile b/compose-recipes/mariadb/Dockerfile
index 34ebc189..236c6859 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/mariadb/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose-recipes/mariadb/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM mariadb:10.6.22-jammy
+ARG MARIADB_VERSION=10.6.22-jammy
+
+FROM mariadb:${MARIADB_VERSION}
 
 RUN touch /startup_log.txt
 RUN chown mysql:mysql /startup_log.txt
diff --git a/compose-recipes/mariadb/service.mariadb.yaml b/compose-recipes/mariadb/service.mariadb.yaml
index 6fa57673..197ad71a 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/mariadb/service.mariadb.yaml
+++ b/compose-recipes/mariadb/service.mariadb.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ services:
         volumes:
             -   mariadb:/container-data/mariadb
     database:
-        build: ./compose-recipes/mariadb
+        build:
+            args:
+                MARIADB_VERSION: ${MARIADB_VERSION}
+            context: ./compose-recipes/mariadb
         container_name: ${NAMESPACE}-database-mariadb
         environment:
             -   MARIADB_ALLOW_EMPTY_ROOT_PASSWORD=1
diff --git a/compose-recipes/mysql/Dockerfile b/compose-recipes/mysql/Dockerfile
index 9cd6bf05..d6d17809 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/mysql/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose-recipes/mysql/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM mysql:8.4.5-oracle
+ARG MYSQL_VERSION=8.4.5-oracle
+
+FROM mysql:${MYSQL_VERSION}
 
 RUN touch /startup_log.txt
 RUN chown mysql:mysql /startup_log.txt
diff --git a/compose-recipes/mysql/service.mysql.yaml b/compose-recipes/mysql/service.mysql.yaml
index 4e49a8fb..845b2aa9 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/mysql/service.mysql.yaml
+++ b/compose-recipes/mysql/service.mysql.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ services:
         volumes:
             -   mysql:/container-data/mysql
     database:
-        build: ./compose-recipes/mysql
+        build:
+            args:
+                MYSQL_VERSION: ${MYSQL_VERSION}
+            context: ./compose-recipes/mysql
         container_name: ${NAMESPACE}-database-mysql
         environment:
             -   MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=1
diff --git a/compose-recipes/postgres/Dockerfile b/compose-recipes/postgres/Dockerfile
index d182cf14..ef4d5429 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/postgres/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose-recipes/postgres/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM postgres:16.3
+ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=16.3
+
+FROM postgres:${POSTGRES_VERSION}
 
 # Create a log file and give ownership to postgres
 
diff --git a/compose-recipes/postgres/service.postgres.yaml b/compose-recipes/postgres/service.postgres.yaml
index be427780..03c1dc85 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/postgres/service.postgres.yaml
+++ b/compose-recipes/postgres/service.postgres.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ services:
         volumes:
             -   postgres:/container-data/postgres
     database:
-        build: ./compose-recipes/postgres
+        build:
+            args:
+                POSTGRES_VERSION: ${POSTGRES_VERSION}
+            context: ./compose-recipes/postgres
         container_name: ${NAMESPACE}-database-postgres
         deploy:
             resources:
diff --git a/compose-recipes/sqlserver/Dockerfile b/compose-recipes/sqlserver/Dockerfile
index 4748d13d..5b8e89c6 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/sqlserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose-recipes/sqlserver/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-CU21-ubuntu-22.04
+ARG SQLSERVER_VERSION=2022-CU21-ubuntu-22.04
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:${SQLSERVER_VERSION}
 
 USER root
 
diff --git a/compose-recipes/sqlserver/service.sqlserver.yaml b/compose-recipes/sqlserver/service.sqlserver.yaml
index 7bb7ba6d..e4679643 100644
--- a/compose-recipes/sqlserver/service.sqlserver.yaml
+++ b/compose-recipes/sqlserver/service.sqlserver.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ services:
         volumes:
             -   sqlserver:/container-data/sqlserver
     database:
-        build: ./compose-recipes/sqlserver
+        build:
+            args:
+                SQLSERVER_VERSION: ${SQLSERVER_VERSION}
+            context: ./compose-recipes/sqlserver
         container_name: ${NAMESPACE}-database-sqlserver
         deploy:
             resources:
diff --git a/versions.env b/versions.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..644ac0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions.env
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+DB2_VERSION=11.5.9.0
+MARIADB_VERSION=10.6.22-jammy
+MYSQL_VERSION=8.4.5-oracle
+POSTGRES_VERSION=16.3
+SQLSERVER_VERSION=2022-CU21-ubuntu-22.04
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