diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f7cd959..baa7564 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-FROM openjdk:8
+# Stage 1: Build the application
+FROM maven:3.8.4 AS build
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY pom.xml .
+COPY src ./src
+RUN mvn package -DskipTests
+
+# Stage 2: Package the application into a smaller image
+FROM openjdk:8-jre-slim
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=build /app/target/springboot-images-new.jar .
 EXPOSE 8080
-ADD target/springboot-images-new.jar springboot-images-new.jar
-ENTRYPOINT ["java","-jar","/springboot-images-new.jar"]
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+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "springboot-images-new.jar"]