diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84fb4ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+HCW_DOCTOR_VERSION=5.0.9
+HCW_ADMIN_VERSION=5.0.2
+HCW_BACKEND_VERSION=5.0.19
+HCW_PATIENT_VERSION=5.0.14
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-hcw-docker-images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-hcw-docker-images.yml
index 8ceba81..140b5e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-hcw-docker-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-hcw-docker-images.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Load .env file
+        id: dotenv
+        uses: ./.github/actions/dotenv-action
+
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker Admin
         id: meta-admin
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
@@ -44,8 +48,8 @@ jobs:
           images: |
             ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ github.repository }}/${{ env.HCW_ADMIN_IMAGE_NAME }}
           tags: |
-            type=raw,value=${{ env.HCW_ADMIN_VERSION }}-${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}
-            type=sha,prefix=${{ env.HCW_ADMIN_VERSION }}-
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.dotenv.outputs.HCW_ADMIN_VERSION }}-${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}
+            type=sha,prefix=${{ steps.dotenv.outputs.HCW_ADMIN_VERSION }}-
 
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker Doctor
         id: meta-doctor
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e65dae..5491a4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ To provide custom translations, fork this repository and modify the `<lang>.over
 for each project, there is a folder named `assets/i18n` containing `<lang>.override.json` files.
 For instance for the patient interface, translations are in the folder [./patient/assets/i18n](./patient/assets/i18n).
 
+
+# How to update HCW versions generated by this repository and their related translations
+- Change HCW versions in `.env`
+- update translations by running the script `update-i18n-resources.sh`
+- Do a PR to this repository 
+
+The script `update-i18n-resources.sh` will update original json files in the folders `<service>/assets/i18n`.
+These files will be used in weblate.
+
 # How to start the applications locally
 
 To test translations, all application can be started locally.
diff --git a/admin/Dockerfile b/admin/Dockerfile
index ae87678..0ea7a9c 100644
--- a/admin/Dockerfile
+++ b/admin/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 ARG HCW_ADMIN_VERSION
-FROM iabsis/hcw-admin:${HCW_ADMIN_VERSION} AS i18n-layer
+FROM iabsis/hcw-admin:${HCW_ADMIN_VERSION} AS init-layer
+
+FROM init-layer AS i18n-layer
 USER root
 RUN apt update && apt install -y jq && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY assets/* /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n
 RUN bash /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/combine.sh
 
 
-FROM iabsis/hcw-admin:${HCW_ADMIN_VERSION}
-
+FROM init-layer
 COPY --from=i18n-layer /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/*.json /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/
diff --git a/admin/assets/i18n/combine.sh b/admin/assets/i18n/combine.sh
index 48e89df..140fe66 100755
--- a/admin/assets/i18n/combine.sh
+++ b/admin/assets/i18n/combine.sh
@@ -2,19 +2,22 @@
 
 ## This script combine the language files
 # simply create a file <lang>.override.json and the overrided language
-# will be applied on upgrade.
 
 folder=$(dirname $0)
 
 for file in ${folder}/??.json ; do
-  basename=$(echo ${file/.json/})
-  filename=$(basename ${file})
+  basename=$(echo "${file/.json/}")
+  filename=$(basename "${file}")
   lang=${filename/.json/}
-  if [ -f ${basename}.override.json ] ; then
-    jq -s '.[0] * .[1]' ${basename}.json ${basename}.override.json > ${basename}.combined.json ; ret=$?
+  if [ "${basename}" != "template" ] ; then
+    echo "Keep original file in ${basename}.orig.json"
+    cp "${basename}".json "${basename}".orig.json
+  fi
+  if [ -f "${basename}".override.json ] ; then
+    jq -s '.[0] * .[1]' "${basename}".json "${basename}".override.json > "${basename}".combined.json ; ret=$?
     if [ ${ret} = 0 ] ; then
-      mv ${basename}.json ${basename}.orig.json
-      mv ${basename}.combined.json ${basename}.json
+      mv "${basename}".combined.json "${basename}".json
+      rm "${basename}".override.json
       echo "Lang ${lang} combined successfully"
     else
       echo "Error during combining lang ${lang}, check if json is valid"
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index bb61867..a14818c 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 ARG HCW_BACKEND_VERSION
-FROM iabsis/hcw-backend:${HCW_BACKEND_VERSION} AS i18n-layer
+FROM iabsis/hcw-backend:${HCW_BACKEND_VERSION} AS init-layer
+FROM init-layer AS i18n-layer
 USER root
 RUN apt update && apt install -y jq && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY assets/* /usr/src/app/config/locales/
 RUN bash /usr/src/app/config/locales/combine.sh
 
 
-FROM iabsis/hcw-backend:${HCW_BACKEND_VERSION}
+FROM init-layer
 
 COPY --from=i18n-layer /usr/src/app/config/locales/*.json /usr/src/app/config/locales/
diff --git a/backend/assets/i18n/combine.sh b/backend/assets/i18n/combine.sh
index 48e89df..140fe66 100755
--- a/backend/assets/i18n/combine.sh
+++ b/backend/assets/i18n/combine.sh
@@ -2,19 +2,22 @@
 
 ## This script combine the language files
 # simply create a file <lang>.override.json and the overrided language
-# will be applied on upgrade.
 
 folder=$(dirname $0)
 
 for file in ${folder}/??.json ; do
-  basename=$(echo ${file/.json/})
-  filename=$(basename ${file})
+  basename=$(echo "${file/.json/}")
+  filename=$(basename "${file}")
   lang=${filename/.json/}
-  if [ -f ${basename}.override.json ] ; then
-    jq -s '.[0] * .[1]' ${basename}.json ${basename}.override.json > ${basename}.combined.json ; ret=$?
+  if [ "${basename}" != "template" ] ; then
+    echo "Keep original file in ${basename}.orig.json"
+    cp "${basename}".json "${basename}".orig.json
+  fi
+  if [ -f "${basename}".override.json ] ; then
+    jq -s '.[0] * .[1]' "${basename}".json "${basename}".override.json > "${basename}".combined.json ; ret=$?
     if [ ${ret} = 0 ] ; then
-      mv ${basename}.json ${basename}.orig.json
-      mv ${basename}.combined.json ${basename}.json
+      mv "${basename}".combined.json "${basename}".json
+      rm "${basename}".override.json
       echo "Lang ${lang} combined successfully"
     else
       echo "Error during combining lang ${lang}, check if json is valid"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b2c184e..607fbda 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
       context: patient
       args:
         # If you update this, please update .github/workflows/publish-hcw-docker-images.yml
-        - HCW_PATIENT_VERSION=5.0.14
+        - HCW_PATIENT_VERSION=$HCW_PATIENT_VERSION
     user: nginx
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ services:
       context: doctor
       args:
         # If you update this, please update .github/workflows/publish-hcw-docker-images.yml
-        - HCW_DOCTOR_VERSION=5.0.9
+        - HCW_DOCTOR_VERSION=$HCW_DOCTOR_VERSION
+    #      target: export-json
     user: nginx
     ports:
       - "8081:8081"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ services:
       context: admin
       args:
         # If you update this, please update .github/workflows/publish-hcw-docker-images.yml
-        - HCW_ADMIN_VERSION=5.0.2
+        - HCW_ADMIN_VERSION=$HCW_ADMIN_VERSION
     user: nginx
     ports:
       - "8082:8082"
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ services:
       context: backend
       args:
         #If you update this, please update .github/workflows/publish-hcw-docker-images.yml
-        - HCW_BACKEND_VERSION=5.0.19
+        - HCW_BACKEND_VERSION=$HCW_BACKEND_VERSION
     user: node
     ports:
       - "1337:1337"
@@ -95,12 +96,12 @@ services:
       - "3310:3310"
 
   mediasoup:
-   image: iabsis/mediasoup-api:latest
-   env_file:
-     - ./secrets.env
-   environment:
-    - API_USER=mediasoup_user
-    - REDIS_HOST=redis
+    image: iabsis/mediasoup-api:latest
+    env_file:
+      - ./secrets.env
+    environment:
+      - API_USER=mediasoup_user
+      - REDIS_HOST=redis
 
 
 volumes:
diff --git a/doctor/Dockerfile b/doctor/Dockerfile
index 353db11..b2cf6ee 100644
--- a/doctor/Dockerfile
+++ b/doctor/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ARG HCW_DOCTOR_VERSION
-FROM iabsis/hcw-doctor:${HCW_DOCTOR_VERSION} AS i18n-layer
+FROM iabsis/hcw-doctor:${HCW_DOCTOR_VERSION} AS init-layer
+
+FROM init-layer AS i18n-layer
 USER root
 RUN apt update && apt install -y jq && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY assets/* /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n
 RUN bash /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/combine.sh
 
 
-FROM iabsis/hcw-doctor:${HCW_DOCTOR_VERSION}
+FROM init-layer
 
-COPY --from=i18n-layer /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/*.* /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/
+COPY --from=i18n-layer /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/*.json /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/
diff --git a/doctor/assets/i18n/combine.sh b/doctor/assets/i18n/combine.sh
index 48e89df..140fe66 100755
--- a/doctor/assets/i18n/combine.sh
+++ b/doctor/assets/i18n/combine.sh
@@ -2,19 +2,22 @@
 
 ## This script combine the language files
 # simply create a file <lang>.override.json and the overrided language
-# will be applied on upgrade.
 
 folder=$(dirname $0)
 
 for file in ${folder}/??.json ; do
-  basename=$(echo ${file/.json/})
-  filename=$(basename ${file})
+  basename=$(echo "${file/.json/}")
+  filename=$(basename "${file}")
   lang=${filename/.json/}
-  if [ -f ${basename}.override.json ] ; then
-    jq -s '.[0] * .[1]' ${basename}.json ${basename}.override.json > ${basename}.combined.json ; ret=$?
+  if [ "${basename}" != "template" ] ; then
+    echo "Keep original file in ${basename}.orig.json"
+    cp "${basename}".json "${basename}".orig.json
+  fi
+  if [ -f "${basename}".override.json ] ; then
+    jq -s '.[0] * .[1]' "${basename}".json "${basename}".override.json > "${basename}".combined.json ; ret=$?
     if [ ${ret} = 0 ] ; then
-      mv ${basename}.json ${basename}.orig.json
-      mv ${basename}.combined.json ${basename}.json
+      mv "${basename}".combined.json "${basename}".json
+      rm "${basename}".override.json
       echo "Lang ${lang} combined successfully"
     else
       echo "Error during combining lang ${lang}, check if json is valid"
diff --git a/patient/Dockerfile b/patient/Dockerfile
index d8b04fe..5b7bc4e 100644
--- a/patient/Dockerfile
+++ b/patient/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 ARG HCW_PATIENT_VERSION
-FROM iabsis/hcw-patient:${HCW_PATIENT_VERSION} AS i18n-layer
+FROM iabsis/hcw-patient:${HCW_PATIENT_VERSION} AS init-layer
+
+FROM init-layer AS i18n-layer
 USER root
 RUN apt update && apt install -y jq && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY assets/* /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n
 RUN bash /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/combine.sh
 
 
-FROM iabsis/hcw-patient:${HCW_PATIENT_VERSION}
-
+FROM init-layer
 COPY --from=i18n-layer /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/*.json /usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/
diff --git a/patient/assets/i18n/combine.sh b/patient/assets/i18n/combine.sh
index 48e89df..140fe66 100755
--- a/patient/assets/i18n/combine.sh
+++ b/patient/assets/i18n/combine.sh
@@ -2,19 +2,22 @@
 
 ## This script combine the language files
 # simply create a file <lang>.override.json and the overrided language
-# will be applied on upgrade.
 
 folder=$(dirname $0)
 
 for file in ${folder}/??.json ; do
-  basename=$(echo ${file/.json/})
-  filename=$(basename ${file})
+  basename=$(echo "${file/.json/}")
+  filename=$(basename "${file}")
   lang=${filename/.json/}
-  if [ -f ${basename}.override.json ] ; then
-    jq -s '.[0] * .[1]' ${basename}.json ${basename}.override.json > ${basename}.combined.json ; ret=$?
+  if [ "${basename}" != "template" ] ; then
+    echo "Keep original file in ${basename}.orig.json"
+    cp "${basename}".json "${basename}".orig.json
+  fi
+  if [ -f "${basename}".override.json ] ; then
+    jq -s '.[0] * .[1]' "${basename}".json "${basename}".override.json > "${basename}".combined.json ; ret=$?
     if [ ${ret} = 0 ] ; then
-      mv ${basename}.json ${basename}.orig.json
-      mv ${basename}.combined.json ${basename}.json
+      mv "${basename}".combined.json "${basename}".json
+      rm "${basename}".override.json
       echo "Lang ${lang} combined successfully"
     else
       echo "Error during combining lang ${lang}, check if json is valid"
diff --git a/update-i18n-resources.sh b/update-i18n-resources.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30f2014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update-i18n-resources.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# This script will start docker services and copy initial i18n files for HCW Docker images.
+
+# copy file from docker service to the related i18n folder
+move_files() {
+   local service=$1
+   local docker_path=$2
+   local tmp_folder="./${service}/assets/i18n-temp"
+   local i18n_folder="./${service}/assets/i18n"
+   rm -rf "${tmp_folder}"
+   docker compose cp "${service}":"${docker_path}" "${tmp_folder}"
+   echo "move ${tmp_folder}/template.json to ${i18n_folder}"
+   mv "${tmp_folder}"/template.json "${i18n_folder}"/
+   for orig_file in "${tmp_folder}"/*.orig.json; do
+     target_name=$(basename "$orig_file"|cut -d. -f1)".json"
+     target_file=${i18n_folder}/$target_name
+     echo "Move ${orig_file} to ${target_file}"
+     mv "${orig_file}" "${target_file}"
+   done
+   rm -rf "${tmp_folder}"
+
+}
+
+docker compose up -d --build
+move_files "doctor" "/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/"
+move_files "admin" "/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/"
+move_files "patient" "/usr/share/nginx/html/assets/i18n/"
+move_files "backend" "/usr/src/app/config/locales/"