Worked on the paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx repository to deliver a feature that centralized version management for zxing and psycopg within the Dockerfile. This involved using Dockerfile and Shell scripting to establish a single source of truth for dependency versions, which enhances maintainability and reproducibility across builds. The approach included optimizing the Docker build cache by adjusting where arguments are downloaded, resulting in reduced CI and build times. No major bugs were addressed during this period, with the focus remaining on build engineering and DevOps improvements that streamline the development workflow and simplify ongoing maintenance for the project’s containerization process.