diff --git a/src/.docker_modules/minimap2/2.17/Dockerfile b/src/.docker_modules/minimap2/2.17/Dockerfile
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+FROM quay.io/biocontainers/samtools:0.1.18--hfb9b9cc_10 AS samtools 
+# /usr/local/bin/samtools
+# / # ldd /usr/local/bin/samtools
+#         /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x7efddcdcc000)
+#         libncurses.so.6 => /usr/local/bin/../lib/libncurses.so.6 (0x7efddcfad000)
+#         libtinfo.so.6 => /usr/local/bin/../lib/libtinfo.so.6 (0x7efddcf6f000)
+#         libm.so.6 => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x7efddcdcc000)
+#         libz.so.1 => /usr/local/bin/../lib/libz.so.1 (0x7efddcf55000)
+#         libc.so.6 => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x7efddcdcc000)
+
+FROM quay.io/biocontainers/minimap2:2.17--hed695b0_3
+MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
+ENV MINIMAP2_VERSION=2.17
+
+COPY --from=samtools /usr/local/bin/samtools /usr/local/bin/
+COPY --from=samtools /usr/local//lib/libncurses.so.6 /usr/local/lib/
+COPY --from=samtools /usr/local//lib/libtinfo.so.6 /usr/local/lib/
+
+# /usr/local/bin/minimap2
+# / # ldd /usr/local/bin/minimap2
+#         /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x7fe14f5a8000)
+#         libm.so.6 => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x7fe14f5a8000)
+#         libz.so.1 => /usr/local/bin/../lib/libz.so.1 (0x7fe14f7c4000)
+#         libpthread.so.0 => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x7fe14f5a8000)
+#         libc.so.6 => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x7fe14f5a8000)
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diff --git a/src/.docker_modules/minimap2/2.17/docker_init.sh b/src/.docker_modules/minimap2/2.17/docker_init.sh
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+++ b/src/.docker_modules/minimap2/2.17/docker_init.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+docker pull lbmc/minimap2:2.17
+docker build src/.docker_modules/minimap2/2.17 -t 'lbmc/minimap2:2.17'
+docker push lbmc/minimap2:2.17