diff --git a/6/Dockerfile.c8s b/6/Dockerfile.c8s
index d9dab49..1cf5f66 100644
--- a/6/Dockerfile.c8s
+++ b/6/Dockerfile.c8s
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Varnish Cache stores web pages in memory so web servers don't have to create \
 the same web page over and over again. Varnish Cache serves pages much faster \
 than any application server; giving the website a significant speed up." \
     VARNISH_VCL=/etc/varnish/default.vcl \
-    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish
+    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish \
+    VARNISH_VERSION=6
 
 LABEL summary="$SUMMARY" \
       description="$DESCRIPTION" \
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ RUN INSTALL_PKGS="gettext hostname nss_wrapper bind-utils varnish gcc" && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     fix-permissions $VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH && \
     fix-permissions /var/lib/varnish && \
+    varnishd -V 2>&1 | grep -qe "varnish-$VARNISH_VERSION\." && echo "Found VERSION $VARNISH_VERSION" && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.csh && \
     yum -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
diff --git a/6/Dockerfile.c9s b/6/Dockerfile.c9s
index c017aef..decb8a7 100644
--- a/6/Dockerfile.c9s
+++ b/6/Dockerfile.c9s
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Varnish Cache stores web pages in memory so web servers don't have to create \
 the same web page over and over again. Varnish Cache serves pages much faster \
 than any application server; giving the website a significant speed up." \
     VARNISH_VCL=/etc/varnish/default.vcl \
-    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish
+    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish \
+    VARNISH_VERSION=6
 
 LABEL summary="$SUMMARY" \
       description="$DESCRIPTION" \
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ RUN INSTALL_PKGS="gettext hostname nss_wrapper bind-utils varnish gcc" && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     fix-permissions $VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH && \
     fix-permissions /var/lib/varnish && \
+    varnishd -V 2>&1 | grep -qe "varnish-$VARNISH_VERSION\." && echo "Found VERSION $VARNISH_VERSION" && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.csh && \
     yum -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
diff --git a/6/Dockerfile.rhel7 b/6/Dockerfile.rhel7
index 11ea07b..1105b1a 100644
--- a/6/Dockerfile.rhel7
+++ b/6/Dockerfile.rhel7
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Varnish Cache stores web pages in memory so web servers don't have to create \
 the same web page over and over again. Varnish Cache serves pages much faster \
 than any application server; giving the website a significant speed up." \
     VARNISH_VCL=/etc/opt/rh/rh-varnish6/varnish/default.vcl \
-    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/opt/rh/rh-varnish6/varnish
+    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/opt/rh/rh-varnish6/varnish \
+    VARNISH_VERSION=6
 
 LABEL summary="$SUMMARY" \
       description="$DESCRIPTION" \
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ RUN INSTALL_PKGS="gettext hostname nss_wrapper bind-utils rh-varnish6-varnish gc
     prepare-yum-repositories rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms && \
     yum -y --setopt=tsflags=nodocs install $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
+    scl enable rh-varnish$VARNISH_VERSION -- varnishd -V 2>&1 | grep -qe "varnish-$VARNISH_VERSION\." && echo "Found VERSION $VARNISH_VERSION" && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.csh && \
     yum -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
diff --git a/6/Dockerfile.rhel8 b/6/Dockerfile.rhel8
index 400f54e..982d76f 100644
--- a/6/Dockerfile.rhel8
+++ b/6/Dockerfile.rhel8
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Varnish Cache stores web pages in memory so web servers don't have to create \
 the same web page over and over again. Varnish Cache serves pages much faster \
 than any application server; giving the website a significant speed up." \
     VARNISH_VCL=/etc/varnish/default.vcl \
-    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish
+    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish \
+    VARNISH_VERSION=6
 
 LABEL summary="$SUMMARY" \
       description="$DESCRIPTION" \
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ RUN INSTALL_PKGS="gettext hostname nss_wrapper bind-utils varnish gcc" && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     fix-permissions $VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH && \
     fix-permissions /var/lib/varnish && \
+    varnishd -V 2>&1 | grep -qe "varnish-$VARNISH_VERSION\." && echo "Found VERSION $VARNISH_VERSION" && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.csh && \
     yum -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
diff --git a/6/Dockerfile.rhel9 b/6/Dockerfile.rhel9
index 30fd1e0..04c619e 100644
--- a/6/Dockerfile.rhel9
+++ b/6/Dockerfile.rhel9
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Varnish Cache stores web pages in memory so web servers don't have to create \
 the same web page over and over again. Varnish Cache serves pages much faster \
 than any application server; giving the website a significant speed up." \
     VARNISH_VCL=/etc/varnish/default.vcl \
-    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish
+    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish \
+    VARNISH_VERSION=6
 
 LABEL summary="$SUMMARY" \
       description="$DESCRIPTION" \
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ RUN INSTALL_PKGS="gettext hostname nss_wrapper bind-utils varnish gcc" && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     fix-permissions $VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH && \
     fix-permissions /var/lib/varnish && \
+    varnishd -V 2>&1 | grep -qe "varnish-$VARNISH_VERSION\." && echo "Found VERSION $VARNISH_VERSION" && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.csh && \
     yum -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
diff --git a/7/Dockerfile.fedora b/7/Dockerfile.fedora
index 77b08b0..26ba108 100644
--- a/7/Dockerfile.fedora
+++ b/7/Dockerfile.fedora
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ the same web page over and over again. Varnish Cache serves pages much faster \
 than any application server; giving the website a significant speed up." \
     VERSION=0 \
     VARNISH_VCL=/etc/varnish/default.vcl \
-    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish
+    VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH=/etc/varnish \
+    VARNISH_VERSION=7
 
 LABEL summary="$SUMMARY" \
       description="$DESCRIPTION" \
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ RUN INSTALL_PKGS="gettext hostname nss_wrapper bind-utils varnish" && \
     rpm -V $INSTALL_PKGS && \
     fix-permissions $VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH && \
     fix-permissions /var/lib/varnish && \
+    varnishd -V 2>&1 | grep -qe "varnish-$VARNISH_VERSION\." && echo "Found VERSION $VARNISH_VERSION" && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.csh && \
     dnf -y clean all --enablerepo='*'
diff --git a/src/Dockerfile.template b/src/Dockerfile.template
index 3aa2b31..51daaf2 100644
--- a/src/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/src/Dockerfile.template
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ running Varnish server or building Varnish-based application. \
 Varnish Cache stores web pages in memory so web servers don't have to create \
 the same web page over and over again. Varnish Cache serves pages much faster \
 than any application server; giving the website a significant speed up." \
-{{ macros.env(config, spec) }}
+{{ macros.env(config, spec) }} \
+    VARNISH_VERSION={{ spec.version }}
 
 LABEL summary="$SUMMARY" \
       description="$DESCRIPTION" \
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ RUN {{ macros.populate_install_pkgs(spec) }}
     {% if config.os.id == "fedora" or spec.prod == "rhel8" or spec.prod == "rhel9" or spec.prod == "c8s" or spec.prod == "c9s" %}
     fix-permissions $VARNISH_CONFIGURATION_PATH && \
     fix-permissions /var/lib/varnish && \
+    varnishd -V 2>&1 | grep -qe "varnish-$VARNISH_VERSION\." && echo "Found VERSION $VARNISH_VERSION" && \
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if spec.prod == "rhel7" %}
+    scl enable rh-varnish$VARNISH_VERSION -- varnishd -V 2>&1 | grep -qe "varnish-$VARNISH_VERSION\." && echo "Found VERSION $VARNISH_VERSION" && \
     {% endif %}
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh && \
     rm -f /etc/profile.d/lang.csh && \