diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 136d8827f..e6bb32920 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ DOCKERCOMPOSECHARTMUSEUMTPLFILENAME=docker-compose.chartmuseum.tpl
 DOCKERCOMPOSECHARTMUSEUMFILENAME=docker-compose.chartmuseum.yml
 
 SEDCMD=$(shell which sed)
+SEDCMDI=$(SEDCMD) -i
+ifeq ($(shell uname),Darwin)
+    SEDCMDI=$(SEDCMD) -i ''
+endif
 
 # package
 TARCMD=$(shell which tar)
@@ -334,7 +338,11 @@ compile_notary_migrate_patch:
 
 compile: check_environment versions_prepare compile_core compile_jobservice compile_registryctl compile_notary_migrate_patch
 
-prepare:
+update_prepare_version:
+	@echo "substitute the prepare version tag in prepare file..."
+	@$(SEDCMDI) -e 's/goharbor\/prepare:.*[[:space:]]\+/goharbor\/prepare:$(VERSIONTAG) /' $(MAKEPATH)/prepare ;
+
+prepare: update_prepare_version
 	@echo "preparing..."
 	@$(MAKEPATH)/$(PREPARECMD) $(PREPARECMD_PARA)
 
@@ -355,11 +363,11 @@ build_base_docker:
 
 install: compile build prepare start
 
-package_online:
+package_online: update_prepare_version
 	@echo "packing online package ..."
 	@cp -r make $(HARBORPKG)
 	@if [ -n "$(REGISTRYSERVER)" ] ; then \
-		$(SEDCMD) -i -e 's/image\: goharbor/image\: $(REGISTRYSERVER)\/$(REGISTRYPROJECTNAME)/' \
+		$(SEDCMDI) -e 's/image\: goharbor/image\: $(REGISTRYSERVER)\/$(REGISTRYPROJECTNAME)/' \
 		$(HARBORPKG)/docker-compose.yml ; \
 	fi
 	@cp LICENSE $(HARBORPKG)/LICENSE
@@ -368,7 +376,7 @@ package_online:
 	@rm -rf $(HARBORPKG)
 	@echo "Done."
 
-package_offline: compile build
+package_offline: update_prepare_version compile build
 
 	@echo "packing offline package ..."
 	@cp -r make $(HARBORPKG)
diff --git a/make/prepare b/make/prepare
index 6d3a74c69..e894f47a7 100755
--- a/make/prepare
+++ b/make/prepare
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ fi
 
 data_path=$(grep '^[^#]*data_volume:' $input_dir/harbor.yml | awk '{print $NF}')
 
-echo "VERSIONTAG:${VERSIONTAG:=dev}"
-
 # If previous secretkeys exist, move it to new location
 previous_secretkey_path=/data/secretkey
 previous_defaultalias_path=/data/defaultalias
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ docker run --rm -v $input_dir:/input:z \
                     -v $config_dir:/config:z \
                     -v $secret_dir:/secret:z \
                     -v /:/hostfs:z \
-                    goharbor/prepare:${VERSIONTAG} $@
+                    goharbor/prepare:dev $@
 
 echo "Clean up the input dir"
 # Clean up input dir