diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index d20ec63d91..fff3d18ef0 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ ARG ARCH=${ARCH/amd64/x86_64}
 
 ARG BUILD_REF
 ARG BUILD_DATE
+ARG RELEASE_QUERY_API="https://api.github.com/repos/nushell/nushell/releases/latest"
+
 LABEL maintainer="The Nushell Project Developers" \
     org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MIT" \
     org.opencontainers.image.title="Nushell" \
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ RUN echo '/usr/bin/nu' >> /etc/shells \
     && adduser -D -s /usr/bin/nu nushell \
     && mkdir -p /home/nushell/.config/nushell/ \
     && cd /tmp \
-    && wget -qO - https://api.github.com/repos/nushell/nushell/releases/latest \
+    && wget -qO - ${RELEASE_QUERY_API} \
     | grep browser_download_url \
     | cut -d '"' -f 4 \
     | grep ${ARCH}-unknown-linux-musl \
diff --git a/docker/debian.Dockerfile b/docker/debian.Dockerfile
index 9a510453ef..1e2566eddb 100644
--- a/docker/debian.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/debian.Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ ARG ARCH=${ARCH/amd64/x86_64}
 
 ARG BUILD_REF
 ARG BUILD_DATE
+ARG RELEASE_QUERY_API="https://api.github.com/repos/nushell/nushell/releases/latest"
+
 LABEL maintainer="The Nushell Project Developers" \
     org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MIT" \
     org.opencontainers.image.title="Nushell" \
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="The Nushell Project Developers" \
 
 RUN apt update && apt install -y wget \
     && cd /tmp \
-    && wget -qO - https://api.github.com/repos/nushell/nushell/releases/latest \
+    && wget -qO - ${RELEASE_QUERY_API} \
     | grep browser_download_url \
     | cut -d '"' -f 4 \
     | grep ${ARCH}-unknown-linux-gnu \