diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ed57b61..862c4ad 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ ARG registry=docker.io
 ARG maintainer=tier
 ARG imagename=shibboleth_idp
 ARG version=3.3.0
+ARG tierversion=1702
 ENV VERSION=$version
+ENV TIERVERSION=$tierversion
 ENV IMAGENAME=$imagename
 ENV MAINTAINER=$maintainer
 
diff --git a/files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh b/files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
index 583ea30..8c01205 100644
--- a/files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
+++ b/files/bin/sendtierbeacon.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 LOGHOST="cerif.org"
 LOGPORT="5000"
-LOGTEXT="TIERBEACON/TIER/1.0#IM=$IMAGENAME#IV=$VERSION#MT=$MAINTAINER#"
+LOGTEXT="TIERBEACON/TIER/1.0#IM=$IMAGENAME#IV=$VERSION-$TIERVERSION#MT=$MAINTAINER#"
 if [ -z "$TIER_BEACON_OPT_OUT" ]; then
   `logger -n $LOGHOST -P $LOGPORT -t TIERBEACON $LOGTEXT`
 fi
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