Refactor ARG, so they can be passed through into the final output as

ENV.

 ARG DOCKER_VERSION=26.1.3
+ARG DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION=0.20.1
+ARG HELM_VERSION=3.16.4
+ARG HELM_DIFF_VERSION=3.5.0
+ARG HELM_GIT_VERSION=1.3.0
+ARG HELMFILE_VERSION=0.149.0
+ARG ISTIOCTL_VERSION=1.15.0
+ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=1.24.1
+ARG KUSTOMIZE_VERSION=3.8.10
+ARG SKOPEO_VERSION=1.15.0
+
 FROM docker:${DOCKER_VERSION} AS docker-remote
 
 FROM scratch AS docker-buildx-remote
-ARG DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION=0.20.1
+ARG DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION
 ADD https://github.com/docker/buildx/releases/download/v0.20.1/buildx-v0.20.1.linux-amd64 /srv/docker-buildx
 
 FROM scratch AS helm-remote
-ARG HELM_VERSION=3.16.4
+ARG HELM_VERSION
 ADD https://get.helm.sh/helm-v${HELM_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz /srv/helm-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
 FROM scratch AS helm-diff-remote
-ARG HELM_DIFF_VERSION=3.5.0
+ARG HELM_DIFF_VERSION
 ADD https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff/releases/download/v${HELM_DIFF_VERSION}/helm-diff-linux-amd64.tgz /srv/helm-diff-linux-amd64.tgz
 
 FROM scratch AS helm-git-remote
-ARG HELM_GIT_VERSION=1.3.0
+ARG HELM_GIT_VERSION
 ADD https://github.com/aslafy-z/helm-git/archive/refs/tags/v${HELM_GIT_VERSION}.tar.gz /srv/helm-git.tar.gz
 
 FROM scratch AS helmfile-remote
-ARG HELMFILE_VERSION=0.149.0
+ARG HELMFILE_VERSION
 ADD https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/releases/download/v${HELMFILE_VERSION}/helmfile_${HELMFILE_VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz /srv/helmfile_linux_amd64.tar.gz
 
 FROM scratch AS istioctl-remote
-ARG ISTIOCTL_VERSION=1.15.0
+ARG ISTIOCTL_VERSION
 ADD https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/download/${ISTIOCTL_VERSION}/istio-${ISTIOCTL_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz /srv/istioctl-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
 FROM scratch AS kubectl-remote
-ARG KUBECTL_VERSION=1.24.1
+ARG KUBECTL_VERSION
 ADD https://dl.k8s.io/release/v${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl /srv/kubectl
 
 FROM scratch AS kustomize-remote
-ARG KUSTOMIZE_VERSION=3.8.10
-#ARG KUSTOMIZE_VERSION=5.5.0
+ARG KUSTOMIZE_VERSION
 ADD https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/releases/download/kustomize%2Fv${KUSTOMIZE_VERSION}/kustomize_v${KUSTOMIZE_VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz /srv/kustomize_linux_amd64.tar.gz
 
 FROM scratch AS skopeo-remote
-ARG SKOPEO_VERSION=1.15.0
+ARG SKOPEO_VERSION
 ADD https://github.com/containers/skopeo/archive/refs/tags/v${SKOPEO_VERSION}.tar.gz /srv/skopeo.tar.gz
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-20241223-slim AS host-base-tools
@@ -47,6 +56,28 @@ RUN	true && \
 	getent passwd && \
 	apt-get clean && \
 	true
+ARG DOCKER_VERSION
+ENV DOCKER_VERSION=${DOCKER_VERSION}
+ARG DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION
+ENV DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION=${DOCKER_BUILDX_VERSION}
+ARG HOST_BASE_VERSION
+ENV HOST_BASE_VERSION=${HOST_BASE_VERSION}
+ARG HELM_VERSION
+ENV HELM_VERSION=${HELM_VERSION}
+ARG HELM_DIFF_VERSION
+ENV HELM_DIFF_VERSION=${HELM_DIFF_VERSION}
+ARG HELM_GIT_VERSION
+ENV HELM_GIT_VERSION=${HELM_GIT_VERSION}
+ARG HELMFILE_VERSION
+ENV HELMFILE_VERSION=${HELMFILE_VERSION}
+ARG ISTIOCTL_VERSION
+ENV ISTIOCTL_VERSION=${ISTIOCTL_VERSION}
+ARG KUBECTL_VERSION
+ENV KUBECTL_VERSION=${KUBECTL_VERSION}
+ARG KUSTOMIZE_VERSION
+ENV KUSTOMIZE_VERSION=${KUSTOMIZE_VERSION}
+ARG SKOPEO_VERSION
+ENV SKOPEO_VERSION=${SKOPEO_VERSION}
 
 FROM host-base-tools AS skopeo-compiled
 COPY --from=skopeo-remote /srv/skopeo.tar.gz /srv/skopeo.tar.gz