diff --git a/client/Dockerfile b/client/Dockerfile
index 16b2916c7..5f1f70040 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfile
+++ b/client/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 FROM alpine:3.21.3
 # iproute2: busybox doesn't display ip rules properly
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates ip6tables iproute2 iptables
+
+ARG NETBIRD_BINARY=netbird
+COPY ${NETBIRD_BINARY} /usr/local/bin/netbird
+
 ENV NB_FOREGROUND_MODE=true
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird","up"]
-COPY netbird /usr/local/bin/netbird
diff --git a/client/Dockerfile-rootless b/client/Dockerfile-rootless
index 78314ba12..5055cb20d 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfile-rootless
+++ b/client/Dockerfile-rootless
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM alpine:3.21.0
 
-COPY netbird /usr/local/bin/netbird
+ARG NETBIRD_BINARY=netbird
+COPY ${NETBIRD_BINARY} /usr/local/bin/netbird
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates \
     && adduser -D -h /var/lib/netbird netbird