diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1d9740bbe..24bb22ce5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-ARG ARCH="amd64"
-ARG OS="linux"
-ARG GOLANG_BUILDER="1.23"
+ARG ARCH=amd64
+ARG OS=linux
+ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=1.23
 FROM quay.io/prometheus/golang-builder:${GOLANG_BUILDER}-base as builder
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 12db9a686..43daf1181 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ k8s-gen: $(DEEPCOPY_TARGETS) k8s-client-gen
 
 image-builder-version: .github/env
 	@echo $(GO_VERSION)
-	sed -i.bak "s/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=.*/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=\"$(GO_VERSION)\"/" \
+	sed -i.bak "s/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=.*/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=$(GO_VERSION)/" \
 		Dockerfile && rm Dockerfile.bak
-	sed -i.bak "s/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=.*/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=\"$(GO_VERSION)\"/" \
+	sed -i.bak "s/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=.*/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=$(GO_VERSION)/" \
 		cmd/prometheus-config-reloader/Dockerfile && rm cmd/prometheus-config-reloader/Dockerfile.bak
-	sed -i.bak "s/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=.*/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=\"$(GO_VERSION)\"/" \
+	sed -i.bak "s/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=.*/ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=$(GO_VERSION)/" \
 		cmd/admission-webhook/Dockerfile && rm cmd/admission-webhook/Dockerfile.bak
 
 .PHONY: image
diff --git a/cmd/admission-webhook/Dockerfile b/cmd/admission-webhook/Dockerfile
index fa08fe510..ef94977c2 100644
--- a/cmd/admission-webhook/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/admission-webhook/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-ARG ARCH="amd64"
-ARG OS="linux"
-ARG GOLANG_BUILDER="1.23"
+ARG ARCH=amd64
+ARG OS=linux
+ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=1.23
 FROM quay.io/prometheus/golang-builder:${GOLANG_BUILDER}-base as builder
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus-config-reloader/Dockerfile b/cmd/prometheus-config-reloader/Dockerfile
index 5b0a78d8e..86a4a9001 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus-config-reloader/Dockerfile
+++ b/cmd/prometheus-config-reloader/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-ARG ARCH="amd64"
-ARG OS="linux"
-ARG GOLANG_BUILDER="1.23"
+ARG ARCH=amd64
+ARG OS=linux
+ARG GOLANG_BUILDER=1.23
 FROM quay.io/prometheus/golang-builder:${GOLANG_BUILDER}-base as builder
 WORKDIR /workspace