diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a8dd85b0d..2b92f1c3b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 FROM alpine:3.20.3
 LABEL maintainer="olivier.korach@gmail.com" 
+ENV IN_DOCKER="Yes"
 
 ARG USERNAME=sonar
 ARG USER_UID=1000
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
 && pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt \
 && pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip setuptools wheel \
 && python setup.py bdist_wheel \
-&& pip install dist/*-py3-*.whl --force-reinstall
+&& pip install dist/sonar_tools-*-py3-*.whl --force-reinstall
 
 USER ${USERNAME}
 WORKDIR /home/${USERNAME}
diff --git a/cli/migration.py b/cli/migration.py
index bc9e2acea..a017b351b 100644
--- a/cli/migration.py
+++ b/cli/migration.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
     Exports SonarQube platform configuration as JSON
 """
 import sys
-import json
-import yaml
 
 from cli import options
 from sonar import exceptions, errcodes, utilities
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ def __parse_args(desc):
         f"By default the export will show the value as '{utilities.DEFAULT}' "
         "and the setting will not be imported at import time",
     )
-    args = options.parse_and_check(parser=parser, logger_name="sonar-migration")
+    args = options.parse_and_check(parser=parser, logger_name="sonar-migration", is_migration=True)
     return args
 
 
diff --git a/cli/options.py b/cli/options.py
index 09ece9cec..7e2e57c4c 100644
--- a/cli/options.py
+++ b/cli/options.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def __check_file_writeable(file: str) -> None:
         os.remove(file)
 
 
-def parse_and_check(parser: ArgumentParser, logger_name: str = None, verify_token: bool = True) -> ArgumentParser:
+def parse_and_check(parser: ArgumentParser, logger_name: str = None, verify_token: bool = True, is_migration: bool = False) -> ArgumentParser:
     """Parses arguments, applies default settings and perform common environment checks"""
     try:
         args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -187,7 +187,12 @@ def parse_and_check(parser: ArgumentParser, logger_name: str = None, verify_toke
     log.set_logger(filename=kwargs[LOGFILE], logger_name=logger_name)
     log.set_debug_level(kwargs[VERBOSE])
     del kwargs[VERBOSE]
-    log.info("sonar-tools version %s", version.PACKAGE_VERSION)
+    if is_migration:
+        log.info("sonar-migration version %s", version.MIGRATION_TOOL_VERSION)
+    else:
+        log.info("sonar-tools version %s", version.PACKAGE_VERSION)
+    if os.getenv("IN_DOCKER", "No") == "Yes":
+        kwargs[URL] = kwargs[URL].replace("http://localhost", "http://host.docker.internal")
     if log.get_level() == log.DEBUG:
         sanitized_args = kwargs.copy()
         sanitized_args[TOKEN] = utilities.redacted_token(sanitized_args[TOKEN])
diff --git a/deploy-migration.sh b/deploy-migration.sh
index bc8fc299c..28ae82f4b 100755
--- a/deploy-migration.sh
+++ b/deploy-migration.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ python3 setup_migration.py bdist_wheel
 pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall dist/sonar_migration-*-py3-*.whl
 
 if [ "$build_image" == "1" ]; then
-    docker build -t sonar-migration:latest .
+    docker build -t sonar-migration:latest -f migration.Dockerfile .
 fi
 
 if [ "$build_docs" == "1" ]; then
diff --git a/migration.Dockerfile b/migration.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35cb679c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migration.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+FROM alpine:3.20.3
+LABEL maintainer="olivier.korach@gmail.com" 
+ENV IN_DOCKER="Yes"
+
+ARG USERNAME=sonar
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG GROUPNAME=sonar
+
+# Create the user
+RUN addgroup -S ${GROUPNAME} && adduser -u ${USER_UID} -S ${USERNAME} -G ${GROUPNAME}
+
+# Install python/pip
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+RUN apk add --update --no-cache python3 && ln -sf python3 /usr/bin/python
+
+# create a virtual environment and add it to PATH so that it is 
+# applied for all future RUN and CMD calls
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/venv
+RUN python3 -m venv ${VIRTUAL_ENV}
+ENV PATH="${VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin:${PATH}"
+
+WORKDIR /opt/sonar-migration
+
+COPY ./sonar sonar
+COPY ./requirements.txt .
+COPY ./cli cli
+COPY ./setup_migration.py .
+COPY ./sonar_migration .
+COPY ./README.md .
+COPY ./LICENSE .
+COPY ./sonar/audit sonar/audit
+
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
+&& pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt \
+&& pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip setuptools wheel \
+&& python setup_migration.py bdist_wheel \
+&& pip install dist/sonar_migration-py3-*.whl --force-reinstall
+
+USER ${USERNAME}
+WORKDIR /home/${USERNAME}
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["sonar-migration"]
diff --git a/setup_migration.py b/setup_migration.py
index 9a69dafef..25b12b7c1 100644
--- a/setup_migration.py
+++ b/setup_migration.py
@@ -26,16 +26,15 @@
 import setuptools
 from sonar import version
 
-
 with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 setuptools.setup(
     name="sonar-migration",
-    version=version.PACKAGE_VERSION,
+    version=version.MIGRATION_TOOL_VERSION,
     scripts=["sonar_migration"],
     author="Olivier Korach",
     author_email="olivier.korach@gmail.com",
-    description="A collection of utility scripts for SonarQube and SonarCloud",
+    description="A SonarQube collection tool to use in the context of SonarQube to SonarCloud migration",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/okorach/sonar-tools",
diff --git a/sonar/issues.py b/sonar/issues.py
index 637caa15d..fe50e4fb1 100644
--- a/sonar/issues.py
+++ b/sonar/issues.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 import sonar.platform as pf
 from sonar.util.types import ApiParams, ApiPayload, ObjectJsonRepr, ConfigSettings
 
-from sonar import users, syncer, sqobject, findings, changelog, projects
+from sonar import users, sqobject, findings, changelog, projects
 import sonar.utilities as util
 
 API_SET_TAGS = "issues/set_tags"
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ def accept(self) -> bool:
         return self.do_transition("accept")
 
     def __apply_event(self, event: str, settings: ConfigSettings) -> bool:
+        from sonar import syncer
+
         log.debug("Applying event %s", str(event))
         # origin = f"originally by *{event['userName']}* on original branch"
         (event_type, data) = event.changelog_type()
@@ -491,6 +493,8 @@ def apply_changelog(self, source_issue: Issue, settings: ConfigSettings) -> bool
         """
         :meta private:
         """
+        from sonar import syncer
+
         events = source_issue.changelog()
         if events is None or not events:
             log.debug("Sibling %s has no changelog, no action taken", source_issue.key)
diff --git a/sonar/projects.py b/sonar/projects.py
index d8730cc28..69be5d74b 100644
--- a/sonar/projects.py
+++ b/sonar/projects.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 from sonar.util import types
 
 from sonar import exceptions, errcodes
-from sonar import sqobject, components, qualitygates, qualityprofiles, rules, tasks, settings, webhooks, devops, syncer
+from sonar import sqobject, components, qualitygates, qualityprofiles, tasks, settings, webhooks, devops
 import sonar.permissions.permissions as perms
 from sonar import pull_requests, branches
 import sonar.utilities as util
@@ -799,6 +799,8 @@ def count_third_party_issues(self, filters: dict[str, str] = None) -> dict[str,
 
     def __sync_community(self, another_project: object, sync_settings: types.ConfigSettings) -> tuple[list[dict[str, str]], dict[str, int]]:
         """Syncs 2 projects findings on a community edition"""
+        from sonar import syncer
+
         report, counters = [], {}
         log.info("Syncing %s and %s issues", str(self), str(another_project))
         (report, counters) = syncer.sync_lists(
@@ -993,7 +995,7 @@ def export(self, export_settings: types.ConfigSettings, settings_list: dict[str,
                         "taskHistory": [t._json for t in self.task_history()],
                     }
                 json_data["thirdPartyIssues"] = self.count_third_party_issues()
-                log.info("%s has %d 3rd party issues", str(self), sum(v for v in json_data["thirdPartyIssues"].values()))
+                log.debug("%s has %d 3rd party issues", str(self), sum(v for v in json_data["thirdPartyIssues"].values()))
 
             settings_dict = settings.get_bulk(endpoint=self.endpoint, component=self, settings_list=settings_list, include_not_set=False)
             # json_data.update({s.to_json() for s in settings_dict.values() if include_inherited or not s.inherited})
diff --git a/sonar/version.py b/sonar/version.py
index c5c6df432..9ae637341 100644
--- a/sonar/version.py
+++ b/sonar/version.py
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@
 """
 
 PACKAGE_VERSION = "3.4"
+MIGRATION_TOOL_VERSION = "0.1"