diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 71e11d30..48d1372a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ DOCKER_ORG ?= falcosecurity
 ARCH := $(shell uname -m)
 
 BUILDERS := $(patsubst docker/builders/builder-%.Dockerfile,%,$(wildcard docker/builders/builder*$(ARCH)*.Dockerfile))
+BUILDERS_CMAKE_VERSION := 3.24.4
 
 IMAGE_NAME_BUILDER_BASE ?= docker.io/$(DOCKER_ORG)/driverkit-builder
 
@@ -58,9 +59,12 @@ image/all: image/builder image/driverkit
 
 .PHONY: image/builder
 image/builder:
-	$(foreach b,$(BUILDERS),\
-		$(DOCKER) buildx build -o type=image,push="false" -f docker/builders/builder-$b.Dockerfile . ; \
-    )
+	@ for b in $(BUILDERS); do \
+		$(DOCKER) buildx build \
+			-o type=image,push="false" \
+			-f docker/builders/builder-$$b.Dockerfile \
+			--build-arg CMAKE_VERSION=$(BUILDERS_CMAKE_VERSION) . ; \
+	done
 
 .PHONY: image/driverkit
 image/driverkit:
diff --git a/docker/builders/builder-amazonlinux2-x86_64_gcc10.0.0.Dockerfile b/docker/builders/builder-amazonlinux2-x86_64_gcc10.0.0.Dockerfile
index 8ecfcd0d..31d0080e 100644
--- a/docker/builders/builder-amazonlinux2-x86_64_gcc10.0.0.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/builders/builder-amazonlinux2-x86_64_gcc10.0.0.Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM amazonlinux:2.0.20240529.0
 
 LABEL maintainer="cncf-falco-dev@lists.cncf.io"
 
+# Cmake version to install, in the form M.m.p.
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION
+
 RUN yum -y install gcc10 \
     clang \
     llvm \
@@ -22,11 +25,16 @@ RUN yum -y install gcc10 \
     binutils \
     which \
     make \
-    cmake3 \
     tar \
     zstd \
     git
 
+# Install specific cmake version.
+RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
+    gzip -d /tmp/cmake.tar.gz; \
+    tar -xpf /tmp/cmake.tar --directory=/tmp; \
+    cp -R /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/
+
 # Properly create soft links
-RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc10-cc /usr/bin/gcc-10.0.0
-RUN ln -s /usr/bin/cmake3 /usr/bin/cmake
\ No newline at end of file
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc10-cc /usr/bin/gcc-10.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc10.0.0_gcc9.0.0.Dockerfile b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc10.0.0_gcc9.0.0.Dockerfile
index 6dba5f30..73a96bdf 100644
--- a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc10.0.0_gcc9.0.0.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc10.0.0_gcc9.0.0.Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ FROM debian:bullseye
 LABEL maintainer="cncf-falco-dev@lists.cncf.io"
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
+# Cmake version to install, in the form M.m.p.
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION
 
 RUN cp /etc/skel/.bashrc /root && cp /etc/skel/.profile /root
 
@@ -39,10 +41,16 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 	software-properties-common \
 	gpg \
 	zstd \
-	cmake \
 	git \
 	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Install specific cmake version.
+RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
+    gzip -d /tmp/cmake.tar.gz; \
+    tar -xpf /tmp/cmake.tar --directory=/tmp; \
+    cp -R /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/
+
 # Properly create soft link
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-9 /usr/bin/gcc-9.0.0
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-10 /usr/bin/gcc-10.0.0
diff --git a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc12.0.0_gcc11.0.0.Dockerfile b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc12.0.0_gcc11.0.0.Dockerfile
index 77d48651..d53902f6 100644
--- a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc12.0.0_gcc11.0.0.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc12.0.0_gcc11.0.0.Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ FROM debian:bookworm
 LABEL maintainer="cncf-falco-dev@lists.cncf.io"
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
+# Cmake version to install, in the form M.m.p.
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION
 
 RUN cp /etc/skel/.bashrc /root && cp /etc/skel/.profile /root
 
@@ -39,10 +41,16 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 	software-properties-common \
 	gpg \
 	zstd \
-	cmake \
 	git \
 	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Install specific cmake version.
+RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
+    gzip -d /tmp/cmake.tar.gz; \
+    tar -xpf /tmp/cmake.tar --directory=/tmp; \
+    cp -R /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/
+
 # Properly create soft links
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-11 /usr/bin/gcc-11.0.0
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-12 /usr/bin/gcc-12.0.0
diff --git a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc13.0.0.Dockerfile b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc13.0.0.Dockerfile
index 02acfc68..5cb12270 100644
--- a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc13.0.0.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc13.0.0.Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ FROM fedora:39
 LABEL maintainer="cncf-falco-dev@lists.cncf.io"
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
+# Cmake version to install, in the form M.m.p.
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION
 
 RUN dnf install -y \
 	bash-completion \
@@ -33,8 +35,14 @@ RUN dnf install -y \
 	wget \
 	gpg \
 	zstd \
-	cmake \
 	git
 
+# Install specific cmake version.
+RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
+    gzip -d /tmp/cmake.tar.gz; \
+    tar -xpf /tmp/cmake.tar --directory=/tmp; \
+    cp -R /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/
+
 # Properly create soft links
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/gcc-13.0.0
diff --git a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc14.0.0.Dockerfile b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc14.0.0.Dockerfile
index 02424c01..0f3d842d 100644
--- a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc14.0.0.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc14.0.0.Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ FROM fedora:41
 LABEL maintainer="cncf-falco-dev@lists.cncf.io"
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
+# Cmake version to install, in the form M.m.p.
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION
 
 RUN dnf install -y \
 	bash-completion \
@@ -33,8 +35,14 @@ RUN dnf install -y \
 	wget \
 	gpg \
 	zstd \
-	cmake \
 	git
 
+# Install specific cmake version.
+RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
+    gzip -d /tmp/cmake.tar.gz; \
+    tar -xpf /tmp/cmake.tar --directory=/tmp; \
+    cp -R /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/
+
 # Properly create soft links
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/gcc-14.0.0
diff --git a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc8.0.0_gcc6.0.0_gcc5.0.0_gcc4.9.0_gcc4.8.0.Dockerfile b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc8.0.0_gcc6.0.0_gcc5.0.0_gcc4.9.0_gcc4.8.0.Dockerfile
index 26f44e70..155d89bc 100644
--- a/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc8.0.0_gcc6.0.0_gcc5.0.0_gcc4.9.0_gcc4.8.0.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/builders/builder-any-x86_64_gcc8.0.0_gcc6.0.0_gcc5.0.0_gcc4.9.0_gcc4.8.0.Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ FROM debian:buster
 LABEL maintainer="cncf-falco-dev@lists.cncf.io"
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
+# Cmake version to install, in the form M.m.p.
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION
 
 RUN cp /etc/skel/.bashrc /root && cp /etc/skel/.profile /root
 
@@ -131,12 +133,12 @@ RUN curl -L -o binutils_2.30-22_${TARGETARCH}.deb https://download.falco.org/dep
 	&& dpkg -i *binutils*.deb \
 	&& rm -f *binutils*.deb
 
-# Install a recent version of cmake (debian buster has at most 3.13)
-RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.22.5/cmake-3.22.5-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
+# Install specific cmake version.
+RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
     gzip -d /tmp/cmake.tar.gz; \
     tar -xpf /tmp/cmake.tar --directory=/tmp; \
-    cp -R /tmp/cmake-3.22.5-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
-    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-3.22.5-linux-$(uname -m)/
+    cp -R /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/
 
 # Properly create soft link
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.8 /usr/bin/gcc-4.8.0
diff --git a/docker/builders/builder-centos-x86_64_gcc4.8.5.Dockerfile b/docker/builders/builder-centos-x86_64_gcc4.8.5.Dockerfile
index fa5f5f01..95f5ecd6 100644
--- a/docker/builders/builder-centos-x86_64_gcc4.8.5.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/builders/builder-centos-x86_64_gcc4.8.5.Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM centos:7
 
 LABEL maintainer="cncf-falco-dev@lists.cncf.io"
 
+# Cmake version to install, in the form M.m.p.
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION
+
 # Fix broken mirrors - centos:7 eol
 RUN sed -i s/mirror.centos.org/vault.centos.org/g /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo; \
     sed -i s/^#.*baseurl=http/baseurl=https/g /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo; \
@@ -35,12 +38,12 @@ RUN yum -y install gcc \
 	make \
 	git
 
-# Install cmake3.x (on centos7 `cmake` package installs cmake2.x)
-RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.22.5/cmake-3.22.5-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
+# Install specific cmake version.
+RUN curl -L -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m).tar.gz; \
     gzip -d /tmp/cmake.tar.gz; \
     tar -xpf /tmp/cmake.tar --directory=/tmp; \
-    cp -R /tmp/cmake-3.22.5-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
-    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-3.22.5-linux-$(uname -m)/
+    cp -R /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/* /usr; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-$(uname -m)/
 
 # Properly create soft link
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/gcc-4.8.5