diff --git a/.jx/variables.sh b/.jx/variables.sh
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+# generated by: jx gitops variables
+export APP_NAME='redact-store'
+export BRANCH_NAME='main'
+export BUILD_NUMBER='8'
+export DOCKERFILE_PATH='Dockerfile'
+export DOCKER_REGISTRY='274295908850.dkr.ecr.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com'
+export DOCKER_REGISTRY_ORG='pauwels-labs'
+export DOMAIN='pauwelslabs.com'
+export GIT_BRANCH='main'
+export JENKINS_X_URL='https://dashboard.dev.pauwelslabs.com/pauwels-labs/redact-store/main/8'
+export JX_CHART_REPOSITORY='http://jenkins-x-chartmuseum.jx.svc.cluster.local:8080'
+export KANIKO_FLAGS='--skip-unused-stages --snapshotMode=redo'
+export MINK_AS='tekton-bot'
+export MINK_IMAGE='274295908850.dkr.ecr.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/pauwels-labs/redact-store:1.2.6'
+export NAMESPACE_SUB_DOMAIN='.dev.'
+export PIPELINE_KIND='release'
+export PUSH_CONTAINER_REGISTRY='274295908850.dkr.ecr.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com'
+export REPO_NAME='redact-store'
+export REPO_OWNER='pauwels-labs'
+export VERSION='1.2.6'
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+1.2.6
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