diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abe97f12985f26742d656f5c06087b6588c11d88..9cea35dc63e1886e3e7e43aa01c1208485434333 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 APP_VERSION ?= 1.8.1
 CHART_VERSION ?= 1.8.1
 REPOSITORY_URL ?= registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo
-PLATFORM ?= linux/amd64
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: help
diff --git a/dbrepo-data-service/Dockerfile b/dbrepo-data-service/Dockerfile
index 769014f61bd2b6925820470d9070203a8431e68b..dac2c37d34fc058b3f5c81821a9f9419e2f52c86 100644
--- a/dbrepo-data-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/dbrepo-data-service/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 ###### FIRST STAGE ######
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM dbrepo-core:build AS dependency
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="martin.weise@tuwien.ac.at"
-
-###### SECOND STAGE ######
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM maven:3-amazoncorretto-17 AS build
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="martin.weise@tuwien.ac.at"
 
@@ -10,8 +6,6 @@ COPY ./pom.xml ./
 
 RUN mvn -fn dependency:go-offline
 
-COPY --from=dependency /root/.m2/repository/at/ac/tuwien/ifs/dbrepo /root/.m2/repository/at/ac/tuwien/ifs/dbrepo
-
 COPY ./querystore ./querystore
 COPY ./report ./report
 COPY ./rest-service ./rest-service
@@ -20,7 +14,7 @@ COPY ./services ./services
 # Make sure it compiles
 RUN mvn -fn clean package -DskipTests
 
-###### THIRD STAGE ######
+###### SECOND STAGE ######
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM amazoncorretto:17-alpine3.19 AS runtime
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="martin.weise@tuwien.ac.at"
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-data-service/pom.xml b/dbrepo-data-service/pom.xml
index 6f67e74b7043a9df43bd38d0a5a2bbd3cd4e1050..e1e82c7246c22b0a7ab1e963141924cc3c729f50 100644
--- a/dbrepo-data-service/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-data-service/pom.xml
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@
             <artifactId>dbrepo-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <!-- Spark -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
@@ -330,6 +326,13 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>datalab</id>
+            <url>https://s39.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/nexus/repository/maven-releases/</url>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
+
     <licenses>
         <license>
             <name>Apache-2.0</name>
diff --git a/dbrepo-data-service/querystore/pom.xml b/dbrepo-data-service/querystore/pom.xml
index 5f58c03d52f654815cbe7f631f42e00c3ace2e42..70b9f08b08280230892cbe011af82240d617f9fc 100644
--- a/dbrepo-data-service/querystore/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-data-service/querystore/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <name>dbrepo-data-service-querystore</name>
     <version>1.8.1</version>
 
-    <dependencies/>
+    <dependencies />
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/Dockerfile b/dbrepo-metadata-service/Dockerfile
index f034640e6a47afdf6822352dc33bb498726bf708..e9a3664e9312c5863876a65914e2f3e69bb58d1b 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 ###### FIRST STAGE ######
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM dbrepo-core:build AS dependency
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="martin.weise@tuwien.ac.at"
-
-###### SECOND STAGE ######
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM maven:3-amazoncorretto-17 AS build
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="martin.weise@tuwien.ac.at"
 
@@ -10,8 +6,6 @@ COPY ./pom.xml ./
 
 RUN mvn -fn dependency:go-offline
 
-COPY --from=dependency /root/.m2/repository/at/ac/tuwien/ifs/dbrepo /root/.m2/repository/at/ac/tuwien/ifs/dbrepo
-
 COPY ./oai ./oai
 COPY ./report ./report
 COPY ./repositories ./repositories
@@ -21,7 +15,7 @@ COPY ./services ./services
 # Make sure it compiles
 RUN mvn -fn clean package -DskipTests
 
-###### THIRD STAGE ######
+###### SECOND STAGE ######
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM amazoncorretto:17-alpine3.19 AS runtime
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="martin.weise@tuwien.ac.at"
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-metadata-service/pom.xml b/dbrepo-metadata-service/pom.xml
index 313d6d0db530caa829e6325cef263d1077b954e8..dc05c2416d5e4ba414e212f9b57c3a58426c5dc6 100644
--- a/dbrepo-metadata-service/pom.xml
+++ b/dbrepo-metadata-service/pom.xml
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@
             <artifactId>dbrepo-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <!-- Data Source -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
@@ -274,6 +270,13 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>datalab</id>
+            <url>https://s39.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/nexus/repository/maven-releases/</url>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
+
     <licenses>
         <license>
             <name>Apache-2.0</name>
diff --git a/lib/java/dbrepo-core/pom.xml b/lib/java/dbrepo-core/pom.xml
index d86419d19dbb22e8db5ef64f7e8b01d262673bcd..f4e4db7625866a113ae6046536e8b2a65ec2158b 100644
--- a/lib/java/dbrepo-core/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/java/dbrepo-core/pom.xml
@@ -153,9 +153,30 @@
                     </annotationProcessorPaths>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.8.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>default-deploy</id>
+                        <phase>deploy</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>deploy</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <repository>
+            <id>maven-releases</id>
+            <layout>default</layout>
+            <url>https://s39.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/nexus/repository/maven-releases/</url>
+        </repository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
     <licenses>
         <license>
             <name>Apache-2.0</name>
diff --git a/make/build.mk b/make/build.mk
index 271fc3c9ec7e08f73e2cc865b006cfb1ef3b2fe9..f6c42cba88853a7061b3eff2b5d249c4f49cbf91 100644
--- a/make/build.mk
+++ b/make/build.mk
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 .PHONY: build-images
 build-images: ## Build Docker images.
-	docker build $(DOCKER_BUILD_EXTRA_ARGS) -t dbrepo-core:build --target build ./lib/java/dbrepo-core
-	docker build $(DOCKER_BUILD_EXTRA_ARGS) -t dbrepo-data-service:build --target build dbrepo-data-service
-	docker build $(DOCKER_BUILD_EXTRA_ARGS) -t dbrepo-metadata-service:build --target build dbrepo-metadata-service
-	docker compose build $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_BUILD_EXTRA_ARGS)
+	mvn -f ./lib/java/dbrepo-core/pom.xml clean package
+	mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile=./lib/java/dbrepo-core/target/dbrepo-core-$(APP_VERSION).jar -DgroupId=at.ac.tuwien.ifs.dbrepo -DartifactId=dbrepo-core -Dversion=$(APP_VERSION) -Dpackaging=jar -Durl=file:./dbrepo-data-service/lib/ -DrepositoryId=maven-repository -DupdateReleaseInfo=true
+	mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile=./lib/java/dbrepo-core/target/dbrepo-core-$(APP_VERSION).jar -DgroupId=at.ac.tuwien.ifs.dbrepo -DartifactId=dbrepo-core -Dversion=$(APP_VERSION) -Dpackaging=jar -Durl=file:./dbrepo-metadata-service/lib/ -DrepositoryId=maven-repository -DupdateReleaseInfo=true
+	docker compose build
 
 .PHONY: build-data-service
 build-data-service: ## Build the Data Service.