diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a8bdb464..030f3980 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ pr-check:
 
 .PHONY: inventory-up
 inventory-up:
-	INVENTORY_VERSION=$(VERSION) ./scripts/start-inventory.sh
+	./scripts/start-inventory.sh
 
 .PHONY: inventory-up-sso
 inventory-up-sso:
-	INVENTORY_VERSION=$(VERSION)  ./scripts/start-inventory-kc.sh
+	./scripts/start-inventory-kc.sh
 
 .PHONY: get-token
 get-token:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 720a0fb4..45af3a49 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     build:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
-        VERSION: $INVENTORY_VERSION
+        VERSION: dev
     volumes:
       - ./inventory-api-compose.yaml:/inventory-api-compose.yaml:ro,z
       - ./config/psks.yaml:/psks.yaml:ro,z
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ services:
     build:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
-        VERSION: $INVENTORY_VERSION
+        VERSION: dev
     volumes:
       - ./inventory-api-compose.yaml:/inventory-api-compose.yaml:ro,z
     command: ["migrate"]