diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-bases.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-bases.yml
index 96846320fc5..9c9b10f3d34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-bases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-bases.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ jobs:
           file: './docker/Dockerfile.nvidia'
           push: true
           target: 'nvc'
-          build-args: 'arch=nvc'
+          build-args: |
+            arch=nvc
+            ver=nvhpc-23-5
           tags: 'devitocodes/bases:nvidia-nvc'
 
       - name: NVCC image
@@ -149,7 +151,9 @@ jobs:
           file: './docker/Dockerfile.nvidia'
           push: true
           target: 'nvcc'
-          build-args: 'arch=nvcc'
+          build-args: |
+            arch=nvcc
+            ver=nvhpc-23-5
           tags: 'devitocodes/bases:nvidia-nvcc'
 
       - name: NVC host image
@@ -159,7 +163,9 @@ jobs:
           file: './docker/Dockerfile.nvidia'
           push: true
           target: 'nvc-host'
-          build-args: 'arch=nvc-host'
+          build-args: |
+            arch=nvc-host
+            ver=nvhpc-23-5
           tags: 'devitocodes/bases:cpu-nvc'
 
 #######################################################
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.nvidia b/docker/Dockerfile.nvidia
index 8b0086a8ca7..37a511ba39e 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.nvidia
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.nvidia
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ##############################################################
 # This Dockerfile contains the NVidia HPC SDK (nvc, cuda, OpenMPI) for Devito
 ##############################################################
-ARG ver
 ARG pyversion=python:3.9
 ARG arch="nvc"
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update -y && \
     apt-get install -y -q gpg apt-utils curl wget vim libnuma-dev tmux numactl
 
-
 # nodesource: nvdashboard requires nodejs>=10
 RUN curl https://developer.download.nvidia.com/hpc-sdk/ubuntu/DEB-GPG-KEY-NVIDIA-HPC-SDK | gpg --yes --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/nvidia-hpcsdk-archive-keyring.gpg
 RUN echo 'deb [trusted=yes, signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nvidia-hpcsdk-archive-keyring.gpg] https://developer.download.nvidia.com/hpc-sdk/ubuntu/amd64 /' | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvhpc.list