diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ab679818..2bf1ca5f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.6
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+1.1.7
diff --git a/templates/pipelines/common-app-ci.yaml b/templates/pipelines/common-app-ci.yaml
index 42375ae0..4485c356 100644
--- a/templates/pipelines/common-app-ci.yaml
+++ b/templates/pipelines/common-app-ci.yaml
@@ -595,6 +595,13 @@ stages:
               ${{ else }}:
                 dependsOn: WaitForFluxRelease
               environment: ${{ deploymentEnv.name }}
+              variables:
+              - ${{ if ne(parameters.appDeployConfig.variableGroups, '') }}:
+                - ${{ each varGroup in parameters.appDeployConfig.variableGroups }}:
+                  - ${{ if contains(varGroup, deploymentEnv.name) }}:
+                    - group: '${{ varGroup }}'
+                  - ${{ elseif contains(varGroup, '<environment>') }}:
+                    - group: ${{ replace(varGroup, '<environment>', deploymentEnv.name) }}
               strategy:
                 runOnce:
                   deploy:
@@ -611,4 +618,4 @@ stages:
                           envName: ${{ deploymentEnv.name }}
                           serviceName: ${{ parameters.serviceName }}
                           appBuildConfig: ${{ parameters.appBuildConfig }}
-                          appTestConfig: ${{ parameters.appTestConfig }}
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+                          appTestConfig: ${{ parameters.appTestConfig }}
diff --git a/templates/steps/post-deployment-tests.yaml b/templates/steps/post-deployment-tests.yaml
index 1c12c56f..48f3b3d9 100644
--- a/templates/steps/post-deployment-tests.yaml
+++ b/templates/steps/post-deployment-tests.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ steps:
         url: ${{ parameters.url }}
         appBuildConfig: ${{ parameters.appBuildConfig }}
         artifactNameSuffix: ${{ parameters.envName }}-$(rundatestring)
-        continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}    
+        continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}
   - ${{ if and(contains(parameters.testEnvs.integrationTests, parameters.envName),contains(parameters.appTestConfig.postDeployTest.testsToRun,'integration')) }}:
     - template: /templates/steps/tests/integration-test.yaml
       parameters:
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ steps:
         typeOfTest: 'PostDeploy'
         url: ${{ parameters.url }}
         artifactNameSuffix: ${{ parameters.envName }}-$(rundatestring)
-        continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}          
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+        continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}          
diff --git a/templates/steps/tests/contract-test.yaml b/templates/steps/tests/contract-test.yaml
index 4fab329f..2540e6e3 100644
--- a/templates/steps/tests/contract-test.yaml
+++ b/templates/steps/tests/contract-test.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ parameters:
   - name: testOutputDir
     type: string
   - name: typeOfTest
-    type: string    
+    type: string
     default: 'PreDeploy'
   - name: url
     type: string
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ parameters:
     default: $(build.buildid)
   - name: continueOnError
     type: boolean
-    default: false    
-steps:  
+    default: false
+
+steps:
   - pwsh: |
       if(Test-Path -Path "${{ parameters.testDir }}/docker-compose.contract.test.yaml"){
         Write-Output "##vso[task.setvariable variable=docker_compose_contract_test_yaml]true"
@@ -75,4 +76,4 @@ steps:
       docker-compose -f docker-compose.yaml -f docker-compose.contract.test.yaml -p "${{ parameters.service }}-test" down
     displayName: DockerDown
     continueOnError: true
-    condition: eq(variables.docker_compose_contract_test_yaml, 'true')
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+    condition: eq(variables.docker_compose_contract_test_yaml, 'true')