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+The `Cookiecutter.dockerfile` is published to the
+[`spotify/backstage-cookiecutter`](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/spotify/backstage-cookiecutter)
+repository on DockerHub. This is handled by an integration between DockerHub and GitHub.
+The integration handles updating the container image when a new release is made.