diff --git a/.github/workflows/explorer-mvs-images.yml b/.github/workflows/explorer-mvs-images.yml
index f6811f2..cb224ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/explorer-mvs-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/explorer-mvs-images.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
           cpu-arch: amd64
 
       - uses: zowe-actions/shared-actions/docker-build-local@main
-        with:
-          build-arg-list: ZOWE_BASE_IMAGE=latest-ubuntu
         timeout-minutes: 5
 
   build-ubuntu-s390x:
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ jobs:
           zlinux-ssh-user: ${{ secrets.ZLINUX_SSH_USER }}
           zlinux-ssh-key: ${{ secrets.ZLINUX_SSH_KEY }}
           zlinux-ssh-passphrase: ${{ secrets.ZLINUX_SSH_PASSPHRASE }}
-          build-arg-list: ZOWE_BASE_IMAGE=latest-ubuntu
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
   define-ubuntu-manifest:
@@ -117,8 +114,6 @@ jobs:
           redhat-registry-password: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_DEVELOPER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: zowe-actions/shared-actions/docker-build-local@main
-        with:
-          build-arg-list: ZOWE_BASE_IMAGE=latest-ubi
         timeout-minutes: 5
 
   build-ubi-s390x:
@@ -147,7 +142,6 @@ jobs:
           redhat-registry: ${{ env.DEFAULT_REDHAT_DOCKER_REGISTRY }}
           redhat-registry-user: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_DEVELOPER_USER }}
           redhat-registry-password: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_DEVELOPER_PASSWORD }}
-          build-arg-list: ZOWE_BASE_IMAGE=latest-ubi
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
   define-ubi-manifest:
diff --git a/container/Dockerfile b/container/Dockerfile
index 525f051..979527a 100644
--- a/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/container/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #######################################################################
 
 # base image tag
-ARG ZOWE_BASE_IMAGE=latest-ubuntu
+ARG ZOWE_BASE_IMAGE=2-ubuntu
 
 FROM zowe-docker-release.jfrog.io/ompzowe/base-node:${ZOWE_BASE_IMAGE} AS builder