diff --git a/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/cloudbuild.yaml b/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/cloudbuild.yaml
index 9c7769187f5..44aebe2acf0 100644
--- a/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ steps:
       - PULL_BASE_REF=${_PULL_BASE_REF}
       - CONFIG=${_CONFIG}
       - GO_VERSION=${_GO_VERSION}
+      - GO_VERSION_TOOLING=${_GO_VERSION_TOOLING}
       - OS_CODENAME=${_OS_CODENAME}
     args:
       - '-c'