diff --git a/.ci/build.sh b/.ci/build.sh
index 37a26d027e1cb..00f61ceefe291 100755
--- a/.ci/build.sh
+++ b/.ci/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 source ~/.bashrc
 GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION:-1.19}
+VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH=$(echo $VERSION | cut -d'-' -f1)
+BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-000}
 
 configure_go() {
   if [ -n "${USE_SYSTEM_GO:-}" ] ; then
@@ -15,4 +18,4 @@ configure_go() {
 
 configure_go
 
-KUBE_BUILD_PLATFORMS=linux/amd64 make all WHAT=cmd/kubelet GOFLAGS=-v
\ No newline at end of file
+make WHAT=cmd/kubelet KUBE_GIT_VERSION=$MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH-emp.$BUILD_NUMBER KUBE_GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD) KUBE_GIT_TREE_STATE="clean" GOFLAGS=-v
\ No newline at end of file