diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index f77b7796..8eef20e7 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pipeline {
 
 			steps {
 				script {
-					docker.image(p['docker.java.main.image']).inside(p['docker.java.inside.basic']) {
+					docker.image(p['docker.java.build.image-proxy']).inside(p['docker.java.inside.basic']) {
 						PROJECT_VERSION = sh(
 								script: "ci/version.sh",
 								returnStdout: true
diff --git a/ci/pipeline.properties b/ci/pipeline.properties
index 98a79390..c76b8a26 100644
--- a/ci/pipeline.properties
+++ b/ci/pipeline.properties
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ docker.java.main.image=harbor-repo.vmware.com/dockerhub-proxy-cache/library/ecli
 docker.java.next.image=harbor-repo.vmware.com/dockerhub-proxy-cache/library/eclipse-temurin:${java.next.tag}
 docker.java.lts.image=harbor-repo.vmware.com/dockerhub-proxy-cache/library/eclipse-temurin:${java.lts.tag}
 
+# Docker container images - for release
+docker.java.build.image=springci/spring-ws-openjdk8-with-jq:latest
+docker.java.build.image-proxy=harbor-repo.vmware.com/dockerhub-proxy-cache/${docker.java.build.image}
+
 # Docker environment settings
 docker.java.inside.basic=-v $HOME:/tmp/jenkins-home