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 # Supported tags
 - latest
-- midPoint version-specific tags, e.g. 3.9, 3.9.1, 4.0, etc.
+- midPoint version-specific branches, e.g. 3.9, 3.9.1, 4.0, etc.
 
 # Content
 - the root directory contains build instructions for the `midpoint` image