diff --git a/.jx/variables.sh b/.jx/variables.sh
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+
+# generated by: jx gitops variables
+export APP_NAME='jx3-pipeline-catalog'
+export BRANCH_NAME='master'
+export BUILD_NUMBER='66'
+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/jx3-pipeline-catalog:0.0.229'
+export PIPELINE_KIND='release'
+export PUSH_CONTAINER_REGISTRY='gcr.io'
+export REPO_NAME='jx3-pipeline-catalog'
+export REPO_OWNER='jenkins-x'
+export VERSION='0.0.229'
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+0.0.229
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