diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.amazonlinux b/docker/Dockerfile.amazonlinux
index 77296029..01f738cd 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.amazonlinux
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.amazonlinux
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ENV GOPATH /go
 ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
 
 # packaging
+ARG PKG_NAME
 ARG PKG_VERS
 ARG PKG_REV
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ COPY packaging/rpm .
 CMD arch=$(uname -m) && \
     rpmbuild --clean --target=$arch -bb \
              -D "_topdir $PWD" \
+             -D "release_date $(date +'%a %b %d %Y')" \
              -D "version $VERSION" \
              -D "libnvidia_container_version ${VERSION}-${RELEASE}" \
              -D "release $RELEASE" \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.centos b/docker/Dockerfile.centos
index abbec683..3cf6b5ec 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.centos
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.centos
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ENV GOPATH /go
 ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
 
 # packaging
+ARG PKG_NAME
 ARG PKG_VERS
 ARG PKG_REV
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ COPY packaging/rpm .
 CMD arch=$(uname -m) && \
     rpmbuild --clean --target=$arch -bb \
              -D "_topdir $PWD" \
+             -D "release_date $(date +'%a %b %d %Y')" \
              -D "version $VERSION" \
              -D "libnvidia_container_version ${VERSION}-${RELEASE}" \
              -D "release $RELEASE" \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.debian b/docker/Dockerfile.debian
index 3dcd9627..e0d64ec6 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.debian
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.debian
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ENV GOPATH /go
 ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
 
 # packaging
+ARG PKG_NAME
 ARG PKG_VERS
 ARG PKG_REV
 
@@ -64,9 +65,11 @@ RUN if [ "$(lsb_release -cs)" = "jessie" ]; then \
 WORKDIR $DIST_DIR
 COPY packaging/debian ./debian
 
-RUN sed -i "s;@VERSION@;${REVISION};" debian/changelog && \
-    dch --changelog debian/changelog --append "Bump libnvidia-container dependency to ${REVISION}}" && \
-    dch --changelog debian/changelog -r "" && \
+RUN dch --create --package="${PKG_NAME}" \
+        --newversion "${REVISION}" \
+            "See https://gitlab.com/nvidia/container-toolkit/container-toolkit/-/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md for the changelog" && \
+    dch --append "Bump libnvidia-container dependency to ${REVISION}" && \
+    dch -r "" && \
     if [ "$REVISION" != "$(dpkg-parsechangelog --show-field=Version)" ]; then exit 1; fi
 
 CMD export DISTRIB="$(lsb_release -cs)" && \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.opensuse-leap b/docker/Dockerfile.opensuse-leap
index fd02f4d5..11386628 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.opensuse-leap
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.opensuse-leap
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ ENV GOPATH /go
 ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
 
 # packaging
+ARG PKG_NAME
 ARG PKG_VERS
 ARG PKG_REV
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ COPY packaging/rpm .
 CMD arch=$(uname -m) && \
     rpmbuild --clean --target=$arch -bb \
              -D "_topdir $PWD" \
+             -D "release_date $(date +'%a %b %d %Y')" \
              -D "version $VERSION" \
              -D "libnvidia_container_version ${VERSION}-${RELEASE}" \
              -D "release $RELEASE" \
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 7a5e39b2..a5e152f0 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ENV GOPATH /go
 ENV PATH $GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
 
 # packaging
+ARG PKG_NAME
 ARG PKG_VERS
 ARG PKG_REV
 
@@ -57,9 +58,11 @@ COPY config/config.toml.${CONFIG_TOML_SUFFIX} $DIST_DIR/config.toml
 WORKDIR $DIST_DIR
 COPY packaging/debian ./debian
 
-RUN sed -i "s;@VERSION@;${REVISION};" debian/changelog && \
-    dch --changelog debian/changelog --append "Bump libnvidia-container dependency to ${REVISION}}" && \
-    dch --changelog debian/changelog -r "" && \
+RUN dch --create --package="${PKG_NAME}" \
+        --newversion "${REVISION}" \
+            "See https://gitlab.com/nvidia/container-toolkit/container-toolkit/-/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md for the changelog" && \
+    dch --append "Bump libnvidia-container dependency to ${REVISION}" && \
+    dch -r "" && \
     if [ "$REVISION" != "$(dpkg-parsechangelog --show-field=Version)" ]; then exit 1; fi
 
 CMD export DISTRIB="$(lsb_release -cs)" && \
diff --git a/docker/docker.mk b/docker/docker.mk
index 614b97bc..a22a504c 100644
--- a/docker/docker.mk
+++ b/docker/docker.mk
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ docker-build-%:
 	    --progress=plain \
 	    --build-arg BASEIMAGE="$(BASEIMAGE)" \
 	    --build-arg GOLANG_VERSION="$(GOLANG_VERSION)" \
+	    --build-arg PKG_NAME="$(LIB_NAME)" \
 	    --build-arg PKG_VERS="$(LIB_VERSION)" \
 	    --build-arg PKG_REV="$(PKG_REV)" \
 	    --build-arg CONFIG_TOML_SUFFIX="$(CONFIG_TOML_SUFFIX)" \