diff --git a/ci/steps/docker-buildx-push.sh b/ci/steps/docker-buildx-push.sh
index ba09cd76a..ebe86047c 100755
--- a/ci/steps/docker-buildx-push.sh
+++ b/ci/steps/docker-buildx-push.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 main() {
   cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
+  # ci/lib.sh sets VERSION so it's available to ci/release-image/docker-bake.hcl
+  # to push the VERSION tag.
+  source ./ci/lib.sh
 
   # NOTE@jsjoeio - this script assumes that you've downloaded
   # the release-packages artifact to ./release-packages before