diff --git a/.jx/variables.sh b/.jx/variables.sh
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+
+# generated by: jx gitops variables
+export APP_NAME='lighthouse'
+export BRANCH_NAME='main'
+export BUILD_NUMBER='3'
+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/lighthouse:1.0.20'
+export PIPELINE_KIND='release'
+export PUSH_CONTAINER_REGISTRY='gcr.io'
+export REPO_NAME='lighthouse'
+export REPO_OWNER='jenkins-x'
+export VERSION='1.0.20'
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+1.0.20
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