diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 47178ee..365c337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ jobs:
         QUAY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Build & push syncer image
-      run: make build-syncer-image push-syncer-image
+      run: make v2 build-syncer-image push-syncer-image
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67b9c17..3303400 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ $(OUTPUTDIR)/%.json: $(TEMPLATESDIR)/%.jsonnet
 v2: all
 	@echo "Rendered the v2 dashboards with latest grafonnet library"
 
-build-syncer-image: build
+build-syncer-image: v2
 	podman build --platform=${PLATFORM} -f Dockerfile --manifest=${SYNCER_IMG_TAG} .
 
 push-syncer-image: