diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 9a9617d..ec7ed2d 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 DOCKER_REGISTRY=
+DOCKER_IMAGE_COURSES_BACKEND_TAG=latest
 SERVICE_PORT=10000
 MONGO_HOST=courses-backend-mongodb
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d0ba127..8aace47 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 version: '3.4'
 services:
   course-backend:
     build:
       context: ./src/
       args:
         SERVICE_PORT: ${SERVICE_PORT}
-    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}wikitolearn/courses-backend"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}wikitolearn/courses-backend:${DOCKER_IMAGE_COURSES_BACKEND_TAG}"
     ports:
     - "${SERVICE_PORT}:${SERVICE_PORT}"
     environment:
       MONGO_HOST: ${MONGO_HOST}