diff --git a/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile b/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
index 20788861a8..423332e099 100644
--- a/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/internal/scripts/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ONBUILD WORKDIR /metplus
 
 # use build alias based on OBTAIN_SOURCE_CODE value
 FROM build_${OBTAIN_SOURCE_CODE}
-MAINTAINER George McCabe <mccabe@ucar.edu>
+LABEL maintainer="George McCabe <mccabe@ucar.edu>" 
 
 RUN echo export PATH=$PATH:`pwd`/METplus/ush >> /etc/bashrc \
  && echo setenv PATH $PATH:`pwd`/METplus/ush >> /etc/csh.cshrc