diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildx-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/buildx-branch.yml
index 863cc608..d8614a61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildx-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildx-branch.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
             --progress plain \
             --platform=linux/amd64 \
             --build-arg BUILD_DATE=`date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"` \
-            --build-arg VCS_REF=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` \
+            --build-arg COMMIT=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` \
             --build-arg VERSION=${GITHUB_REF##*/} \
             -t qmcgaw/private-internet-access:${GITHUB_REF##*/} \
             --push \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildx-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/buildx-latest.yml
index 7ae28cbf..585f5df9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildx-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildx-latest.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
             --progress plain \
             --platform=linux/amd64,linux/386,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm/v6 \
             --build-arg BUILD_DATE=`date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"` \
-            --build-arg VCS_REF=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` \
+            --build-arg COMMIT=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` \
             --build-arg VERSION=latest \
             -t qmcgaw/private-internet-access:latest \
             --push \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildx-release.yml b/.github/workflows/buildx-release.yml
index 6239e4bf..31a30f26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildx-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildx-release.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
             --progress plain \
             --platform=linux/amd64,linux/386,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm/v6 \
             --build-arg BUILD_DATE=`date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"` \
-            --build-arg VCS_REF=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` \
+            --build-arg COMMIT=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` \
             --build-arg VERSION=${GITHUB_REF##*/} \
             -t qmcgaw/private-internet-access:${GITHUB_REF##*/} \
             --push \
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d755dd43..68dba486 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,24 +10,28 @@ WORKDIR /tmp/gobuild
 COPY .golangci.yml .
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download 2>&1
+ARG VERSION=unknown
+ARG BUILD_DATE="an unknown date"
+ARG COMMIT=unknown
 COPY cmd/gluetun/main.go .
 COPY internal/ ./internal/
 RUN go test ./...
 RUN golangci-lint run --timeout=10m
-RUN go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o entrypoint main.go
+RUN go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w \
+    -X 'main.version=$VERSION' \
+    -X 'main.buildDate=$BUILD_DATE' \
+    -X 'main.commit=$COMMIT' \
+    " -o entrypoint main.go
 
 FROM alpine:${ALPINE_VERSION}
-ARG VERSION
-ARG BUILD_DATE
-ARG VCS_REF
-ENV VERSION=$VERSION \
-    BUILD_DATE=$BUILD_DATE \
-    VCS_REF=$VCS_REF
+ARG VERSION=unknown
+ARG BUILD_DATE="an unknown date"
+ARG COMMIT=unknown
 LABEL \
     org.opencontainers.image.authors="quentin.mcgaw@gmail.com" \
     org.opencontainers.image.created=$BUILD_DATE \
     org.opencontainers.image.version=$VERSION \
-    org.opencontainers.image.revision=$VCS_REF \
+    org.opencontainers.image.revision=$COMMIT \
     org.opencontainers.image.url="https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun" \
     org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun" \
     org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun" \
diff --git a/cmd/gluetun/main.go b/cmd/gluetun/main.go
index 3bc7829a..b63bc8dd 100644
--- a/cmd/gluetun/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gluetun/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/qdm12/golibs/network"
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals
+var (
+	version   = "unknown"
+	commit    = "unknown"
+	buildDate = "an unknown date"
+)
+
 func main() {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	os.Exit(_main(ctx, os.Args))
@@ -73,10 +80,7 @@ func _main(background context.Context, args []string) int { //nolint:gocognit,go
 	streamMerger := command.NewStreamMerger()
 
 	paramsReader := params.NewReader(logger, fileManager)
-	fmt.Println(gluetunLogging.Splash(
-		paramsReader.GetVersion(),
-		paramsReader.GetVcsRef(),
-		paramsReader.GetBuildDate()))
+	fmt.Println(gluetunLogging.Splash(version, commit, buildDate))
 
 	printVersions(ctx, logger, map[string]func(ctx context.Context) (string, error){
 		"OpenVPN":   ovpnConf.Version,
diff --git a/internal/logging/splash.go b/internal/logging/splash.go
index ee7b82ac..4fc5ae05 100644
--- a/internal/logging/splash.go
+++ b/internal/logging/splash.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Splash returns the welcome spash message
-func Splash(version, vcsRef, buildDate string) string {
+func Splash(version, commit, buildDate string) string {
 	lines := title()
 	lines = append(lines, "")
-	lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Running version %s built on %s (commit %s)", version, buildDate, vcsRef))
+	lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Running version %s built on %s (commit %s)", version, buildDate, commit))
 	lines = append(lines, "")
 	lines = append(lines, announcement()...)
 	lines = append(lines, "")
diff --git a/internal/params/params.go b/internal/params/params.go
index 8c6f43ce..b44df5cd 100644
--- a/internal/params/params.go
+++ b/internal/params/params.go
@@ -108,11 +108,6 @@ type Reader interface {
 
 	// Public IP getters
 	GetPublicIPPeriod() (period time.Duration, err error)
-
-	// Version getters
-	GetVersion() string
-	GetBuildDate() string
-	GetVcsRef() string
 }
 
 type reader struct {
diff --git a/internal/params/version.go b/internal/params/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 079b4f17..00000000
--- a/internal/params/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package params
-
-import (
-	libparams "github.com/qdm12/golibs/params"
-)
-
-func (r *reader) GetVersion() string {
-	version, _ := r.envParams.GetEnv("VERSION", libparams.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
-	return version
-}
-
-func (r *reader) GetBuildDate() string {
-	buildDate, _ := r.envParams.GetEnv("BUILD_DATE", libparams.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
-	return buildDate
-}
-
-func (r *reader) GetVcsRef() string {
-	buildDate, _ := r.envParams.GetEnv("VCS_REF", libparams.Default("?"), libparams.CaseSensitiveValue())
-	return buildDate
-}