diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 83b5c7eb..b650f46b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -260,8 +260,18 @@
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <includeSystemScope>true</includeSystemScope>
+                    <layers>
+                        <enabled>true</enabled>
+                        <configuration>${project.basedir}/src/layers.xml</configuration>
+                    </layers>
                 </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>repackage</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.spotify</groupId>
diff --git a/src/layers.xml b/src/layers.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61c9bd9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layers.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<layers xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/boot/layers"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/boot/layers
+                     https://www.springframework.org/schema/boot/layers/layers-2.3.xsd">
+    <application>
+        <into layer="spring-boot-loader">
+            <include>org/springframework/boot/loader/**</include>
+        </into>
+        <into layer="application" />
+    </application>
+    <dependencies>
+        <into layer="snapshot-dependencies">
+            <include>*:*:*SNAPSHOT</include>
+        </into>
+        <into layer="internal-dependencies">
+            <include>com.baeldung.docker:*:*</include>
+        </into>
+        <into layer="dependencies" />
+    </dependencies>
+    <layerOrder>
+        <layer>dependencies</layer>
+        <layer>spring-boot-loader</layer>
+        <layer>internal-dependencies</layer>
+        <layer>snapshot-dependencies</layer>
+        <layer>application</layer>
+    </layerOrder>
+</layers>
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