diff --git a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-core-ubuntu-jammy/Dockerfile b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-core-ubuntu-jammy/Dockerfile
index 1ef6262b08..bb3be48ee0 100644
--- a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-core-ubuntu-jammy/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-core-ubuntu-jammy/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 FROM ubuntu:jammy AS base
 
 # Install runtime dependencies
@@ -14,15 +16,15 @@ RUN apt-get clean \
 
 WORKDIR /clp
 
-ADD ./clg ./
-ADD ./clp ./
-ADD ./clp-s ./
-ADD ./glt ./
-ADD ./make-dictionaries-readable ./
+COPY --link ./clg ./
+COPY --link ./clp ./
+COPY --link ./clp-s ./
+COPY --link ./glt ./
+COPY --link ./make-dictionaries-readable ./
 
 # Flatten the image
 FROM scratch
-COPY --from=base / /
+COPY --link --from=base / /
 
 WORKDIR /clp
 
diff --git a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-centos-stream-9/Dockerfile b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-centos-stream-9/Dockerfile
index 4375a5c26b..88d43092ba 100644
--- a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-centos-stream-9/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-centos-stream-9/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 FROM dokken/centos-stream-9 AS base
 
 WORKDIR /root
 
 RUN mkdir -p ./tools/scripts/lib_install
-ADD ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
+COPY --link ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
 
 # Set pipx environment vars so that the pipx scripts install into the global locations without
 # passing the `--global` flag.
@@ -18,4 +20,4 @@ RUN dnf clean all \
 
 # Flatten the image
 FROM scratch
-COPY --from=base / /
+COPY --link --from=base / /
diff --git a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-aarch64/Dockerfile b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-aarch64/Dockerfile
index b47ab452d0..3fb9747253 100644
--- a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-aarch64/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-aarch64/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux_2_28_aarch64
 
 WORKDIR /root
 
 RUN mkdir -p ./tools/scripts/lib_install
-COPY ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
+COPY --link ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
 
 RUN pipx uninstall cmake
 RUN pipx uninstall uv
diff --git a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-x86_64/Dockerfile b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-x86_64/Dockerfile
index 0a11a31f7a..4d2fb54b0f 100644
--- a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-x86_64/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-manylinux_2_28-x86_64/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux_2_28_x86_64
 
 WORKDIR /root
 
 RUN mkdir -p ./tools/scripts/lib_install
-COPY ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
+COPY --link ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
 
 RUN pipx uninstall cmake
 RUN pipx uninstall uv
diff --git a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-aarch64/Dockerfile b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-aarch64/Dockerfile
index d6e1d5cd92..5dacb6b846 100644
--- a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-aarch64/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-aarch64/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 FROM quay.io/pypa/musllinux_1_2_aarch64
 
 WORKDIR /root
 
 RUN mkdir -p ./tools/scripts/lib_install
-COPY ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
+COPY --link ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
 
 RUN pipx uninstall cmake
 RUN pipx uninstall uv
diff --git a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-x86_64/Dockerfile b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-x86_64/Dockerfile
index 65e92cf197..d6c427ae3c 100644
--- a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-x86_64/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-musllinux_1_2-x86_64/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 FROM quay.io/pypa/musllinux_1_2_x86_64 AS base
 
 WORKDIR /root
 
 RUN mkdir -p ./tools/scripts/lib_install
-COPY ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
+COPY --link ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
 
 RUN pipx uninstall cmake
 RUN pipx uninstall uv
diff --git a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-ubuntu-jammy/Dockerfile b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-ubuntu-jammy/Dockerfile
index 993bb8ae82..bc979e93b2 100644
--- a/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-ubuntu-jammy/Dockerfile
+++ b/components/core/tools/docker-images/clp-env-base-ubuntu-jammy/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 FROM ubuntu:jammy AS base
 
 WORKDIR /root
 
 RUN mkdir -p ./tools/scripts/lib_install
-ADD ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
+COPY --link ./tools/scripts/lib_install ./tools/scripts/lib_install
 
 # Set pipx environment vars so that the pipx scripts install into the global locations without
 # passing the `--global` flag.
@@ -18,4 +20,4 @@ RUN apt-get clean \
 
 # Flatten the image
 FROM scratch
-COPY --from=base / /
+COPY --link --from=base / /
diff --git a/tools/docker-images/clp-package/Dockerfile b/tools/docker-images/clp-package/Dockerfile
index 9d1bc5c71e..74e9d97907 100644
--- a/tools/docker-images/clp-package/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/docker-images/clp-package/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+
 FROM ubuntu:jammy AS base
 
 WORKDIR /root
 
-COPY ./tools/docker-images/clp-package/setup-scripts ./setup-scripts
+COPY --link ./tools/docker-images/clp-package/setup-scripts ./setup-scripts
 RUN ./setup-scripts/install-prebuilt-packages.sh \
     && rm -rf ./setup-scripts/
 
@@ -17,8 +19,8 @@ ENV PYTHONPATH="${CLP_HOME}/lib/python3/site-packages"
 
 USER 1000:1000
 
-COPY ./build/clp-package /opt/clp
+COPY --link ./build/clp-package /opt/clp
 
 # Flatten the image
 FROM scratch
-COPY --from=base / /
+COPY --link --from=base / /