diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-coinjoin-backend-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-coinjoin-backend-image.yml
index 6a2fdca..ec69090 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-coinjoin-backend-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-coinjoin-backend-image.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+      - run: make create-git-rev
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee66f75..c012093 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-.PHONY: build vendor build-image create-container start stop
+.PHONY: build vendor create-git-rev build-image create-container start stop
 
 
-build: build-image create-container
+build: vendor create-git-rev build-image create-container
 
 vendor:
 	git submodule update --init --recursive --force
 
-build-image:
+create-git-rev:
 	# create file for git monkeypatch (see ./scripts/git)
 	(cd ./vendor/WalletWasabi && git rev-parse HEAD) > scripts/WalletWasabi-HEAD
+
+build-image:
 	docker build -f ./Dockerfile -t coinjoin-backend-image .
 
 create-container: