diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile b/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile
index 53026016ee26a..88304c87a79c3 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/docker/src/main/dockerfiles/spark/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ RUN set -ex && \
     rm -rf /var/cache/apt/* && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 COPY jars /opt/spark/jars
+# Copy RELEASE file if exists
+COPY RELEAS[E] /opt/spark/RELEASE
 COPY bin /opt/spark/bin
 COPY sbin /opt/spark/sbin
 COPY kubernetes/dockerfiles/spark/entrypoint.sh /opt/