diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45feda5..ea66d94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ builder.
 
 | Variable                    | Default Value                        | Description                                                                                       |
 | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| ALPINE_BRANCH               | 3.11                                 | [Alpine Branch](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux:Releases) to use for image         |
+| ALPINE_BRANCH               | v3.11                                | [Alpine Branch](https://alpinelinux.org/releases) to use for image         |
 | ALPINE_MIRROR               | http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine | Mirror used for package download                                                                  |
 | CUSTOM_IMAGE_SCRIPT         | image.sh                             | Name of script for image customizations (relative to input dir)                                   |
 | DEFAULT_DROPBEAR_ENABLED    | true                                 | True to enable SSH server by default                                                              |
diff --git a/resources/build.sh b/resources/build.sh
index 291133f..93ad0c2 100755
--- a/resources/build.sh
+++ b/resources/build.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
 # User config
 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
-: ${ALPINE_BRANCH:="3.11"}
+: ${ALPINE_BRANCH:="v3.11"}
 : ${ALPINE_MIRROR:="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine"}
 
 : ${DEFAULT_TIMEZONE:="Etc/UTC"}
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ set -e
 : ${INPUT_PATH:="/input"}
 : ${CUSTOM_IMAGE_SCRIPT:="image.sh"}
 
+ALPINE_BRANCH=$(echo $ALPINE_BRANCH | sed '/^[0-9]/s/^/v/')
 
 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
 # static config
@@ -66,8 +67,8 @@ echo ">> Prepare root FS"
 
 # update local repositories to destination ones to ensure the right packages where installed
 cat >/etc/apk/repositories <<EOF
-${ALPINE_MIRROR}/v${ALPINE_BRANCH}/main
-${ALPINE_MIRROR}/v${ALPINE_BRANCH}/community
+${ALPINE_MIRROR}/${ALPINE_BRANCH}/main
+${ALPINE_MIRROR}/${ALPINE_BRANCH}/community
 EOF
 
 # copy apk keys to new root (required for initial apk add run)