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+
+# generated by: jx gitops variables
+export APP_NAME="jx-updatebot"
+export BRANCH_NAME="master"
+export BUILD_NUMBER="1"
+export DOCKERFILE_PATH="Dockerfile"
+export DOCKER_REGISTRY="gcr.io"
+export DOCKER_REGISTRY_ORG="jenkinsxio"
+export JX_CHART_REPOSITORY="http://jenkins-x-chartmuseum.jx.svc.cluster.local:8080"
+export MINK_AS="tekton-bot"
+export MINK_IMAGE="gcr.io/jenkinsxio/jx-updatebot:0.0.47"
+export PIPELINE_KIND="release"
+export REPO_NAME="jx-updatebot"
+export REPO_OWNER="jenkins-x-plugins"
+export VERSION="0.0.47"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+0.0.47
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