diff --git a/build/__variables.sh b/build/__variables.sh
index d60979dd9..14ee194eb 100755
--- a/build/__variables.sh
+++ b/build/__variables.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ declare -r ACR_RUNTIME_IMAGES_ARTIFACTS_FILE="$ARTIFACTS_DIR/images/runtime-imag
 declare -r PACK_IMAGE_NAME='pack'
 declare -r PACK_STACK_BASE_IMAGE_NAME="pack-stack-base"
 declare -r PACK_BUILDER_IMAGE_NAME="pack-builder"
+declare -r PACK_TOOL_VERSION="0.18.1"
 declare -r ORYXTESTS_BUILDIMAGE_REPO="oryxtests/build"
 
 declare -r DEVBOX_BUILD_IMAGES_REPO="oryx/build"
diff --git a/build/buildBuildpacksImages.sh b/build/buildBuildpacksImages.sh
index c4ff85f9e..f08b21020 100755
--- a/build/buildBuildpacksImages.sh
+++ b/build/buildBuildpacksImages.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ fi
 labels="--label com.microsoft.oryx.git-commit=$GIT_COMMIT"
 labels="$labels --label com.microsoft.oryx.build-number=$BUILD_NUMBER"
 labels="$labels --label com.microsoft.oryx.release-tag-name=$RELEASE_TAG_NAME"
+labels="$labels --label pack-tool-version=$PACK_TOOL_VERSION"
 
 # Build an image that runs `pack`
 echo "-> Building pack runner image: $ACR_PACK_IMAGE_REPO"
diff --git a/images/pack-builder/installPack.sh b/images/pack-builder/installPack.sh
index fa03ef115..39d4973da 100755
--- a/images/pack-builder/installPack.sh
+++ b/images/pack-builder/installPack.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT license.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-declare -r PACK_VERSION='0.4.1'
+declare -r PACK_VERSION='0.18.1'
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu" ]]; then
 	packPlatform='linux';