diff --git a/rootfs-builder/alpine/config.sh b/rootfs-builder/alpine/config.sh
index 2b8d69a174..65baeee0ac 100644
--- a/rootfs-builder/alpine/config.sh
+++ b/rootfs-builder/alpine/config.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 OS_NAME="Alpine"
 
-OS_VERSION=${OS_VERSION:-v3.7}
+OS_VERSION=${OS_VERSION:-latest-stable}
 
 BASE_PACKAGES="alpine-base"