diff --git a/Dockerfile.synchronizer b/Dockerfile.synchronizer
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+++ b/Dockerfile.synchronizer
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+
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# docker build -t xosproject/vsg-hw-synchronizer:candidate -f Dockerfile.synchronizer .
+
+
+# xosproject/vsg-synchronizer
+FROM xosproject/xos-synchronizer-base:candidate
+
+COPY xos/synchronizer /opt/xos/synchronizers/vsg-hw
+COPY VERSION /opt/xos/synchronizers/vsg-hw/
+
+ENTRYPOINT []
+
+WORKDIR "/opt/xos/synchronizers/vsg-hw"
+
+# Label image
+ARG org_label_schema_schema_version=1.0
+ARG org_label_schema_name=vsg-synchronizer
+ARG org_label_schema_version=unknown
+ARG org_label_schema_vcs_url=unknown
+ARG org_label_schema_vcs_ref=unknown
+ARG org_label_schema_build_date=unknown
+ARG org_opencord_vcs_commit_date=unknown
+ARG org_opencord_component_chameleon_version=unknown
+ARG org_opencord_component_chameleon_vcs_url=unknown
+ARG org_opencord_component_chameleon_vcs_ref=unknown
+ARG org_opencord_component_xos_version=unknown
+ARG org_opencord_component_xos_vcs_url=unknown
+ARG org_opencord_component_xos_vcs_ref=unknown
+
+LABEL org.label-schema.schema-version=$org_label_schema_schema_version \
+      org.label-schema.name=$org_label_schema_name \
+      org.label-schema.version=$org_label_schema_version \
+      org.label-schema.vcs-url=$org_label_schema_vcs_url \
+      org.label-schema.vcs-ref=$org_label_schema_vcs_ref \
+      org.label-schema.build-date=$org_label_schema_build_date \
+      org.opencord.vcs-commit-date=$org_opencord_vcs_commit_date \
+      org.opencord.component.chameleon.version=$org_opencord_component_chameleon_version \
+      org.opencord.component.chameleon.vcs-url=$org_opencord_component_chameleon_vcs_url \
+      org.opencord.component.chameleon.vcs-ref=$org_opencord_component_chameleon_vcs_ref \
+      org.opencord.component.xos.version=$org_opencord_component_xos_version \
+      org.opencord.component.xos.vcs-url=$org_opencord_component_xos_vcs_url \
+      org.opencord.component.xos.vcs-ref=$org_opencord_component_xos_vcs_ref
+
+CMD bash -c "service filebeat start; cd /opt/xos/synchronizers/vsg-hw; python vsg-hw-synchronizer.py"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+6.0.0.dev
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/Dockerfile.synchronizer b/xos/synchronizer/Dockerfile.synchronizer
index 8a469ee..81f5abe 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/Dockerfile.synchronizer
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/Dockerfile.synchronizer
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# This Dockerfile is DEPRECATED and will be removed imminently.
+
 # docker build -t xosproject/vsg-hw-synchronizer:candidate -f Dockerfile.synchronizer .