diff --git a/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile b/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/Dockerfile
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+FROM alpine:3.12
+MAINTAINER Laurent Modolo
+
+ENV GFFREAD_VERSION=0.11.8
+ENV PACKAGES make \
+             g++
+
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk add ${PACKAGES} && \
+wget http://ccb.jhu.edu/software/stringtie/dl/gffread-${GFFREAD_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
+tar -xvf gffread-${GFFREAD_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
+cd gffread-${GFFREAD_VERSION}/ && \
+make && \
+cp gffread /usr/bin/
diff --git a/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/docker_init.sh b/src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8/docker_init.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+docker pull lbmc/gffread:0.11.8
+docker build src/.docker_modules/gffread/0.11.8 -t 'lbmc/gffread:0.11.8'
+docker push lbmc/gffread:0.11.8