diff --git a/Dockerfile.wordpress_fpm b/Dockerfile.wordpress_fpm
index 0ca708c..e406d9c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.wordpress_fpm
+++ b/Dockerfile.wordpress_fpm
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Wordpress - make a copy of wp-includes to compare with existing volumes
 
 # 'docker-compose exec wordpress bash -c 'cd /var/www/html/wp-includes && grep wp_version version.php'
-FROM wordpress:6-fpm
+ARG WORDPRESS_VERSION=user-defined
+FROM wordpress:${WORDPRESS_VERSION}
 
 # ancient debian
 #RUN apt update && apt -y install vim less 
diff --git a/docker-compose.first.yml b/docker-compose.first.yml
index a3deec5..951d775 100644
--- a/docker-compose.first.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.first.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.wordpress_fpm
+      args:
+        WORDPRESS_VERSION: ${WORDPRESS_VERSION}    
     image: ${IMAGE_WEB:-web}       
     volumes:
       - html:/var/www/html           
-    environment:
+    environment:  
       - WORDPRESS_DB_HOST=${WORDPRESS_DB_HOST:-database:3306}      
       - WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD=${WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD:-fake}      
       - VIRTUAL_HOST=${VIRTUAL_HOST:-wordpress}