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+FROM openjdk:17-jdk-slim@sha256:9a37f2c649301b955c2fd31fb180070404689cacba0f77404dd20afb1d7b8d84
+ARG app_version=4.0.7
+LABEL application_version=${app_version}
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY target/checkout/target/spring-petclinic-${app_version}.jar /app/java-application.jar
+CMD ["java", "-jar", "java-application.jar"]