diff --git a/pkg/compiler/artifact.go b/pkg/compiler/artifact.go
index 417758ce..d15a5339 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/artifact.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/artifact.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+
 	//"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go b/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
index 7277adc0..c7f068a0 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/artifact_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Artifact", func() {
 FROM alpine
 COPY . /luetbuild
 WORKDIR /luetbuild
+ENV PACKAGE_NAME=enman
+ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=1.4.0
+ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin
 `))
 			b := NewSimpleDockerBackend()
 			opts := CompilerBackendOptions{
@@ -93,6 +96,9 @@ WORKDIR /luetbuild
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(dockerfile).To(Equal(`
 FROM luet/base
+ENV PACKAGE_NAME=enman
+ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=1.4.0
+ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin
 RUN echo foo > /test
 RUN echo bar > /test2`))
 			opts = CompilerBackendOptions{
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/spec.go b/pkg/compiler/spec.go
index a88e8856..81cd36bc 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/spec.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/spec.go
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ func (specs *LuetCompilationspecs) Unique() CompilationSpecs {
 }
 
 type LuetCompilationSpec struct {
-	Steps           []string                  `json:"steps"`   // Are run inside a container and the result layer diff is saved
+	Steps           []string                  `json:"steps"` // Are run inside a container and the result layer diff is saved
+	Env             []string                  `json:"env"`
 	Prelude         []string                  `json:"prelude"` // Are run inside the image which will be our builder
 	Image           string                    `json:"image"`
 	Seed            string                    `json:"seed"`
@@ -169,7 +170,16 @@ func (cs *LuetCompilationSpec) RenderBuildImage() (string, error) {
 FROM ` + cs.GetSeedImage() + `
 COPY . /luetbuild
 WORKDIR /luetbuild
+ENV PACKAGE_NAME=` + cs.Package.GetName() + `
+ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=` + cs.Package.GetVersion() + `
+ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=` + cs.Package.GetCategory() + `
 `
+
+	for _, s := range cs.Env {
+		spec = spec + `
+ENV ` + s
+	}
+
 	for _, s := range cs.GetPreBuildSteps() {
 		spec = spec + `
 RUN ` + s
@@ -180,7 +190,15 @@ RUN ` + s
 // TODO: docker build image first. Then a backend can be used to actually spin up a container with it and run the steps within
 func (cs *LuetCompilationSpec) RenderStepImage(image string) (string, error) {
 	spec := `
-FROM ` + image
+FROM ` + image + `
+ENV PACKAGE_NAME=` + cs.Package.GetName() + `
+ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=` + cs.Package.GetVersion() + `
+ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=` + cs.Package.GetCategory()
+
+	for _, s := range cs.Env {
+		spec = spec + `
+ENV ` + s
+	}
 	for _, s := range cs.BuildSteps() {
 		spec = spec + `
 RUN ` + s
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/spec_test.go b/pkg/compiler/spec_test.go
index 8dcf7e46..6a50d82a 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/spec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/spec_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Spec", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir) // clean up
 
+			lspec.Env = []string{"test=1"}
 			err = lspec.WriteBuildImageDefinition(filepath.Join(tmpdir, "Dockerfile"))
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			dockerfile, err := helpers.Read(filepath.Join(tmpdir, "Dockerfile"))
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Spec", func() {
 FROM alpine
 COPY . /luetbuild
 WORKDIR /luetbuild
+ENV PACKAGE_NAME=enman
+ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=1.4.0
+ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin
+ENV test=1
 `))
 
 			err = lspec.WriteStepImageDefinition(lspec.Image, filepath.Join(tmpdir, "Dockerfile"))
@@ -91,6 +96,10 @@ WORKDIR /luetbuild
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(dockerfile).To(Equal(`
 FROM luet/base
+ENV PACKAGE_NAME=enman
+ENV PACKAGE_VERSION=1.4.0
+ENV PACKAGE_CATEGORY=app-admin
+ENV test=1
 RUN echo foo > /test
 RUN echo bar > /test2`))