diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5ad340c..559f21e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ FROM ${DOCKER_ORG}/carma-base:${DOCKER_TAG} as base_image
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+ARG VERSION  
+ARG VCS_REF  
+ARG BUILD_DATE
 
 LABEL org.label-schema.schema-version="1.0"
 LABEL org.label-schema.name="carma-msgs"
 LABEL org.label-schema.description="carma msgs bridge for the CARMA Platform"
 LABEL org.label-schema.vendor="Leidos"
-LABEL org.label-schema.version=${VERSION}
+LABEL org.label-schema.version="${VERSION}"
 LABEL org.label-schema.url="https://highways.dot.gov/research/research-programs/CARMA"
 LABEL org.label-schema.vcs-url="https://github.com/usdot-fhwa-stol/carma-msgs"
-LABEL org.label-schema.vcs-ref=${VCS_REF}
-LABEL org.label-schema.build-date=${BUILD_DATE}
+LABEL org.label-schema.vcs-ref="${VCS_REF}"  
+LABEL org.label-schema.build-date="${BUILD_DATE}" 
 
 RUN  mkdir -p ~/.base-image/ros1_msgs_ws/src/carma_msgs
 RUN  mkdir -p /home/carma/src