diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2439d2f..8ea54df 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM tomcat:9.0.85-jdk11-temurin-jammy
+FROM tomcat:10.1.19-jdk11-temurin-jammy
   ARG filename=smartgears-distribution-4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
   ARG version=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
   COPY ./target/$filename.tar.gz /smartgears-distro.tar.gz 	
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FROM tomcat:9.0.85-jdk11-temurin-jammy
   RUN mv smartgears-distribution-$version  smartgears-distribution
   ENV GHN_HOME=./smartgears-distribution
   RUN ./smartgears-distribution/install -s tomcat   
-  COPY startContainer.sh /startContainer.sh
+  COPY exec/startContainer.sh /startContainer.sh
   RUN chmod +x /startContainer.sh
   ENTRYPOINT ["/startContainer.sh"]
   CMD ["catalina.sh","run"]
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diff --git a/buildDistribution.sh b/buildDistribution.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1aac67d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildDistribution.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+################################################################################
+# Help                                                                         #
+################################################################################
+Help()
+{
+   # Display Help
+   echo "build and create docker image form smartgears distribution"
+   echo
+   echo "Syntax: buildDistribution [-g arg] [-p|u|h]"
+   echo "options:"
+   echo "g arg     specifies the maven goal {package, install, deploy etc} default is package."
+   echo "p         build docker image for multiple platform (must be suppported by local docker agent)"
+   echo "u         push image to dockerhub (with docker login already done)"
+   echo "h         Print this Help."
+   echo
+}
+
+################################################################################
+################################################################################
+# Main program                                                                 #
+################################################################################
+################################################################################
+
+
+set -e
+
+image_version=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT-java11-tomcat10.1.19 
+push=false
+
+while getopts g:puh flag
+do
+    case "${flag}" in
+        g) goal=${OPTARG};;
+        p) platform=true ;;
+        u) push=true ;;
+        h) Help
+           exit 0;;
+        *) echo "Invalid option"
+           exit 1;;
+    esac
+done
+echo "goal: $goal";
+echo "platform: $platform";
+
+if [ -z ${goal} ]; then	mvn clean package; else mvn clean ${goal}; fi
+
+if [ -z ${platform} ];
+	then docker build -t smartgears-distribution:${image_version} .;
+	else docker build -t smartgears-distribution:${image_version} --platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7 . ;
+fi
+
+docker tag smartgears-distribution:${image_version} d4science/smartgears-distribution:${image_version}
+
+if [ ${push} = true ]; then
+	docker push d4science/smartgears-distribution:${image_version};
+fi
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diff --git a/startContainer.sh b/exec/startContainer.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from startContainer.sh
rename to exec/startContainer.sh
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 031e522..7a1fa91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 			<artifactId>common-utility-sg4</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.gcube.information-system</groupId>
-			<artifactId>resource-registry-publisher-connector</artifactId>
-			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.data.publishing</groupId>
 			<artifactId>document-store-lib-accounting-service</artifactId>
@@ -100,6 +95,14 @@
 			<classifier>probe</classifier>
 			<type>war</type>
 		</dependency>
+		<!-- publisher connectors -->
+		<!--
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.information-system</groupId>
+			<artifactId>resource-registry-publisher-connector</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
+		-->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>legacy-is-publisher-connector</artifactId>