diff --git a/scripts/test-infra/push-image.sh b/scripts/test-infra/push-image.sh
index 71a46dfa6..41286bbe3 100755
--- a/scripts/test-infra/push-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-infra/push-image.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
+# Strip 'vYYYYMMDD-' from the variable in order to get a reproducible
+# version and container image tag
+if [ -n "$_GIT_TAG" ]; then
+    export VERSION=${_GIT_TAG:10}
+fi
+
 make image -e
 make push -e