diff --git a/images/designate/Earthfile b/images/designate/Earthfile
index f3014be..d88dc10 100644
--- a/images/designate/Earthfile
+++ b/images/designate/Earthfile
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 VERSION 0.7
 
+ARG --global PROJECT=designate
+ARG --global RELEASE=2023.2
+ARG --global PROJECT_REF=2c817b3d7f01de44023f195c6e8de8853683a54a
+
+build:
+  FROM ../openstack-service+builder --RELEASE=${RELEASE}
+  DO ../openstack-service+BUILD_VENV \
+    --PROJECT=${PROJECT} \
+    --PROJECT_REF=${PROJECT_REF}
+
 image:
-  ARG PROJECT=designate
-  ARG RELEASE=zed
-  ARG REF=d247267823034c5e656f74e91b50475aa54d3fa6
-  FROM ../openstack-service+image \
-    --PROJECT ${PROJECT} \
-    --RELEASE ${RELEASE} \
-    --PROJECT_REF ${REF}
-  DO \
-    ../+APT_INSTALL \
+  FROM ../openstack-service+image --RELEASE ${RELEASE} --PROJECT ${PROJECT}
+  COPY +build/venv /var/lib/openstack
+  DO ../+APT_INSTALL \
     --PACKAGES "bind9utils"
-  DO ../+APPLY_PATCHES
   SAVE IMAGE --push \
     ghcr.io/vexxhost/atmosphere/${PROJECT}:${RELEASE} \
-    ghcr.io/vexxhost/atmosphere/${PROJECT}:${REF}
+    ghcr.io/vexxhost/atmosphere/${PROJECT}:${PROJECT_REF}