diff --git a/.dockerenv b/.dockerenv
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec4dbe380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Stage 1: Build Stage
+FROM maven:3.9.4-eclipse-temurin-17 AS build
+
+# Set the working directory inside the build stage
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the Maven project files to the build stage
+COPY pom.xml .
+COPY src ./src
+
+# Build the project and create the jar
+RUN mvn clean package -DskipTests
+
+# Stage 2: Runtime Stage
+FROM openjdk:17-alpine
+
+# Set the working directory inside the runtime stage
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the built jar from the build stage
+COPY --from=build /app/target/spring-petclinic-4.0.2-SNAPSHOT.jar /app/
+
+# Command to run the application
+CMD ["java", "-jar", "spring-petclinic-4.0.2-SNAPSHOT.jar"]
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 47579bbaf..4103b6af4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 services:
+  app:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
   mysql:
     image: mysql:9.1
     ports:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ca985c12..e98113db6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,23 @@
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
+
+
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>nexus-snapshots</id>
+      <url>http://localhost:8081/repository/maven-snapshots/</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <repository>
+      <id>nexus-releases</id>
+      <url>http://localhost:8081/repository/maven-releases/</url>
+    </repository>
+  </distributionManagement>
   <scm>
-      <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:Piasecki-grid/maven-project.git</connection>
+    <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:Piasecki-grid/maven-project.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:Piasecki-grid/maven-project.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/Piasecki-grid/maven-project</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+
   </scm>
   <groupId>org.springframework.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-petclinic</artifactId>
@@ -48,6 +60,12 @@
 
   <dependencies>
     <!-- Spring and Spring Boot dependencies -->
+      <dependency>
+    <groupId>org.sonatype.nexus.maven</groupId>
+    <artifactId>nexus-common</artifactId>
+    <version>1.6.13</version>
+</dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
@@ -158,6 +176,11 @@
       <artifactId>jakarta.xml.bind-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.1</version>
+        </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
@@ -317,6 +340,11 @@
   </licenses>
 
   <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>maven-group</id>
+      <url>http://localhost:8081/repository/maven-central/</url>
+    </repository>
+
     <repository>
       <snapshots>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
diff --git a/pom.xml.releaseBackup b/pom.xml.releaseBackup
index 8a856f5ec..44ffc047a 100644
--- a/pom.xml.releaseBackup
+++ b/pom.xml.releaseBackup
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
     <version>3.4.0</version>
-    <relativePath></relativePath>
+    <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
   <scm>
       <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:Piasecki-grid/maven-project.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:Piasecki-grid/maven-project.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/Piasecki-grid/maven-project</url>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
   <groupId>org.springframework.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-petclinic</artifactId>
-  <version>3.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <name>petclinic</name>
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <!-- Important for reproducible builds. Update using e.g. ./mvnw versions:set
         -DnewVersion=... -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-11-28T14:37:52Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-01-04T17:55:21Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
     <!-- Web dependencies -->
     <webjars-locator.version>1.0.1</webjars-locator.version>
@@ -165,9 +166,14 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
     <version>3.0.1</version>
-    <configuration>
-        <serverId>github</serverId>
-    </configuration>
+    <executions>
+                <execution>
+                    <goals>
+                        <goal>prepare</goal>
+                        <goal>perform</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                </execution>
+            </executions>
 </plugin>
 
       <plugin>
@@ -428,7 +434,7 @@
                         </goals>
                       </pluginExecutionFilter>
                       <action>
-                        <ignore></ignore>
+                        <ignore />
                       </action>
                     </pluginExecution>
                     <pluginExecution>
@@ -441,7 +447,7 @@
                         </goals>
                       </pluginExecutionFilter>
                       <action>
-                        <ignore></ignore>
+                        <ignore />
                       </action>
                     </pluginExecution>
                     <pluginExecution>
@@ -454,7 +460,7 @@
                         </goals>
                       </pluginExecutionFilter>
                       <action>
-                        <ignore></ignore>
+                        <ignore />
                       </action>
                     </pluginExecution>
                   </pluginExecutions>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
index 952a21bbc..f4f18b28a 100644
--- a/release.properties
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #release configuration
-#Sat Jan 04 19:33:45 CET 2025
-completedPhase=check-poms
+#Sat Jan 04 19:35:46 CET 2025
+completedPhase=end-release
 exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
 exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
 pinExternals=false
 preparationGoals=clean verify
+project.dev.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic=4.0.2-SNAPSHOT
+project.rel.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic=4.0.1
 project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.connection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:Piasecki-grid/maven-project.git
 project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:Piasecki-grid/maven-project.git
 project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.tag=HEAD
@@ -19,5 +21,6 @@ scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin]
 scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
 scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
 scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+scm.tag=spring-petclinic-4.0.1
 scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
 scm.url=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:Piasecki-grid/maven-project.git