diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e3929e089..b0a282995 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM ros:humble as base
+ARG ROS_DISTRO=humble
+FROM ros:$ROS_DISTRO as base
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 # Install dependencies
diff --git a/docs/building.md b/docs/building.md
index c57400b1c..8bcfe9b81 100644
--- a/docs/building.md
+++ b/docs/building.md
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ Build the Docker image with
 
 ```shell
 # Make sure to run this in the workspace directory
-docker build -t ros2_rust_dev - < src/ros2_rust/Dockerfile
+# ROS_DISTRO can be humble|iron|rolling
+docker build -f src/ros2_rust/Dockerfile --build-arg "ROS_DISTRO=humble" -t ros2_rust_dev
 ```
 
 and then run it with