diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e33f6a..2ea31f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ different contents.  If both are specified, `--force` takes precedence.
 * `--max-idle=n` - exit afer *n* seconds of inactivity.  Supports [iso 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#Durations) and [sleep](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/sleep.1.html#DESCRIPTION) syntaxes.  Uses passenger for now, awaiting [puma](https://github.com/puma/puma/issues/2580) support.
 * `--nginx` - serve static files via [nginx](https://www.nginx.com/).  May require `--root` on some targets to access `/dev/stdout`
 * `--thruster` - serve static files via [thruster](https://github.com/basecamp/thruster?tab=readme-ov-file#thruster).
-* `--no-link` - don't add [--link](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#copy---link) to COPY statements.  Some tools (like at the moment, [buildah](https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/containers/what-is-buildah)) don't yet support this feature.
+* `--link` - add [--link](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#copy---link) to COPY statements.  Some tools (like at the moment, [buildah](https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/containers/what-is-buildah)) don't yet support this feature.
 * `--no-lock` - don't add linux platforms, set `BUNDLE_DEPLOY`, or `--frozen-lockfile`.  May be needed at times to work around a [rubygems bug](https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/issues/6082#issuecomment-1329756343).
 * `--sudo` - install and configure sudo to enable `sudo -iu rails` access to full environment
 
diff --git a/lib/generators/dockerfile_generator.rb b/lib/generators/dockerfile_generator.rb
index 76549ca..f1612fa 100644
--- a/lib/generators/dockerfile_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/dockerfile_generator.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class DockerfileGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
     "gemfile-updates" => true,
     "jemalloc" => false,
     "label" => {},
-    "link" => true,
+    "link" => false,
     "litefs" => false,
     "lock" => true,
     "max-idle" => nil,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class DockerfileGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
   class_option :ci, type: :boolean, default: OPTION_DEFAULTS.ci,
     desc: "include test gems in bundle"
 
-  class_option :link, type: :boolean, default: OPTION_DEFAULTS.lock,
+  class_option :link, type: :boolean, default: OPTION_DEFAULTS.link,
     desc: "use COPY --link whenever possible"
 
   class_option :lock, type: :boolean, default: OPTION_DEFAULTS.lock,
diff --git a/test/results/alpine/Dockerfile b/test/results/alpine/Dockerfile
index 65fca0c..f22818e 100644
--- a/test/results/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ RUN curl -sL https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v${NODE_VERSI
     rm -rf /tmp/node-v${NODE_VERSION}-linux-x64-musl
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link package.json yarn.lock ./
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
 RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/api/Dockerfile b/test/results/api/Dockerfile
index 9c7dbe7..a10bb05 100644
--- a/test/results/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/api/Dockerfile
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ WORKDIR /rails/my-app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link my-app/package.json ./
+COPY my-app/package.json ./
 RUN npm install
 
 # build client application
-COPY --link my-app .
+COPY my-app .
 RUN npm run build
 
 
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/bin_cd/Dockerfile b/test/results/bin_cd/Dockerfile
index b2cafbb..3785802 100644
--- a/test/results/bin_cd/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/bin_cd/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Adjust binfiles to set current working directory
 RUN grep -l '#!/usr/bin/env ruby' /rails/bin/* | xargs sed -i '/^#!/aDir.chdir File.expand_path("..", __dir__)'
diff --git a/test/results/bun/Dockerfile b/test/results/bun/Dockerfile
index 2f9ce9b..da38986 100644
--- a/test/results/bun/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/bun/Dockerfile
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ ENV PATH=/usr/local/bun/bin:$PATH
 RUN curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash -s -- "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link package.json bun.lockb ./
+COPY package.json bun.lockb ./
 RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/cache/Dockerfile b/test/results/cache/Dockerfile
index 77fee7c..89b4eb0 100644
--- a/test/results/cache/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/cache/Dockerfile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ RUN curl -sL https://github.com/nodenv/node-build/archive/master.tar.gz | tar xz
     rm -rf /tmp/node-build-master
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=bld-gem-cache,sharing=locked,target=/srv/vendor \
     bundle config set app_config .bundle && \
     bundle config set path /srv/vendor && \
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,id=bld-gem-cache,sharing=locked,target=/srv/vendor \
     cp -ar /srv/vendor .
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link package.json yarn.lock ./
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=bld-yarn-cache,target=/root/.yarn \
     YARN_CACHE_FOLDER=/root/.yarn yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/ci/Dockerfile b/test/results/ci/Dockerfile
index 55b4089..a08caa5 100644
--- a/test/results/ci/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/ci/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/config/Dockerfile b/test/results/config/Dockerfile
index 874e187..49679a0 100644
--- a/test/results/config/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/config/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential libyaml-dev pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY . .
+COPY --link . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/env/Dockerfile b/test/results/env/Dockerfile
index 85b0826..b18ed59 100644
--- a/test/results/env/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/env/Dockerfile
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ ENV AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="1" \
     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="1"
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/esbuild/Dockerfile b/test/results/esbuild/Dockerfile
index 49d03fd..e773441 100644
--- a/test/results/esbuild/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/esbuild/Dockerfile
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ RUN curl -sL https://github.com/nodenv/node-build/archive/master.tar.gz | tar xz
     rm -rf /tmp/node-build-master
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link package.json yarn.lock ./
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
 RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/execjs_importmap/Dockerfile b/test/results/execjs_importmap/Dockerfile
index 50ee202..ea80461 100644
--- a/test/results/execjs_importmap/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/execjs_importmap/Dockerfile
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
 ENV PATH="/usr/local/node/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/execjs_node/Dockerfile b/test/results/execjs_node/Dockerfile
index 84d95fd..29c7d20 100644
--- a/test/results/execjs_node/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/execjs_node/Dockerfile
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@ RUN npm install -g yarn@$YARN_VERSION
 ENV PATH="/usr/local/node/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link package.json yarn.lock ./
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
 RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/fullstaq/Dockerfile b/test/results/fullstaq/Dockerfile
index 69898f9..5e16448 100644
--- a/test/results/fullstaq/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/fullstaq/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential libyaml-dev pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/grover/Dockerfile b/test/results/grover/Dockerfile
index f053ab9..132db50 100644
--- a/test/results/grover/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/grover/Dockerfile
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ ENV PATH="/usr/local/node/bin:$PATH" \
     PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD="true"
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link package.json package-lock.json ./
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm install
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/idle/Dockerfile b/test/results/idle/Dockerfile
index 4d809e0..e6d8fc7 100644
--- a/test/results/idle/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/idle/Dockerfile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ RUN bundle install && \
 RUN passenger-config build-native-support
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/jemalloc/Dockerfile b/test/results/jemalloc/Dockerfile
index c1ca819..db8a39c 100644
--- a/test/results/jemalloc/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/jemalloc/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/label/Dockerfile b/test/results/label/Dockerfile
index a0d276e..fd0321c 100644
--- a/test/results/label/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/label/Dockerfile
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/litefs/Dockerfile b/test/results/litefs/Dockerfile
index 994cc07..3b55950 100644
--- a/test/results/litefs/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/litefs/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ FROM base
 
 # Install, configure litefs
 COPY --from=flyio/litefs:0.5 /usr/local/bin/litefs /usr/local/bin/litefs
-COPY --link config/litefs.yml /etc/litefs.yml
+COPY config/litefs.yml /etc/litefs.yml
 
 # Install packages needed for deployment
 RUN apt-get update -qq && \
diff --git a/test/results/minimal/Dockerfile b/test/results/minimal/Dockerfile
index d8452ae..a5b731c 100644
--- a/test/results/minimal/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/minimal/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/mysql/Dockerfile b/test/results/mysql/Dockerfile
index 59a94f9..0ce1818 100644
--- a/test/results/mysql/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/mysql/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential default-libmysqlclient-dev
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/nginx/Dockerfile b/test/results/nginx/Dockerfile
index d35e9ed..655f7fb 100644
--- a/test/results/nginx/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/nginx/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/no_precompiled_gems/Dockerfile b/test/results/no_precompiled_gems/Dockerfile
index ea1321a..c177c79 100644
--- a/test/results/no_precompiled_gems/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/no_precompiled_gems/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle config set force_ruby_platform true && \
     bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/no_prep/Dockerfile b/test/results/no_prep/Dockerfile
index 493d97e..de8c12f 100644
--- a/test/results/no_prep/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/no_prep/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/parallel/Dockerfile b/test/results/parallel/Dockerfile
index 27aecff..c3b6280 100644
--- a/test/results/parallel/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/parallel/Dockerfile
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ RUN curl -sL https://github.com/nodenv/node-build/archive/master.tar.gz | tar xz
     rm -rf /tmp/node-build-master
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link package.json yarn.lock ./
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
 RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
 
 FROM prebuild AS build
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ COPY --from=node /usr/local/node /usr/local/node
 ENV PATH=/usr/local/node/bin:$PATH
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/postgresql/Dockerfile b/test/results/postgresql/Dockerfile
index 9427aa0..f7c6a5a 100644
--- a/test/results/postgresql/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/postgresql/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential libpq-dev
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/precompile_defer/Dockerfile b/test/results/precompile_defer/Dockerfile
index 459f997..e2cea9d 100644
--- a/test/results/precompile_defer/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/precompile_defer/Dockerfile
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/private_gemserver/Dockerfile b/test/results/private_gemserver/Dockerfile
index 98a889f..22f4bb6 100644
--- a/test/results/private_gemserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/private_gemserver/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN --mount=type=secret,id=gemserver_credentials,target=/kaniko/gemserver_credentials \
     BUNDLE_GEMS__EXAMPLE__COM="$(cat /kaniko/gemserver_credentials)" && \
     export BUNDLE_GEMS__EXAMPLE__COM && \
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=secret,id=gemserver_credentials,target=/kaniko/gemserver_creden
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/private_gemserver_with_cache/Dockerfile b/test/results/private_gemserver_with_cache/Dockerfile
index fb898c7..e656545 100644
--- a/test/results/private_gemserver_with_cache/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/private_gemserver_with_cache/Dockerfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,id=dev-apt-cache,sharing=locked,target=/var/cache/apt \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN --mount=type=cache,id=bld-gem-cache,sharing=locked,target=/srv/vendor \
     --mount=type=secret,id=gemserver_credentials,target=/kaniko/gemserver_credentials \
     BUNDLE_GEMS__EXAMPLE__COM="$(cat /kaniko/gemserver_credentials)" && \
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,id=bld-gem-cache,sharing=locked,target=/srv/vendor \
     cp -ar /srv/vendor .
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/redis/Dockerfile b/test/results/redis/Dockerfile
index 4c4c915..fe3040b 100644
--- a/test/results/redis/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/redis/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/rmagick/Dockerfile b/test/results/rmagick/Dockerfile
index e0b94e1..9542424 100644
--- a/test/results/rmagick/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/rmagick/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential libmagickwand-dev pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/shrine/Dockerfile b/test/results/shrine/Dockerfile
index d8452ae..a5b731c 100644
--- a/test/results/shrine/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/shrine/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/sidekiq/Dockerfile b/test/results/sidekiq/Dockerfile
index eb2a5fe..b919b60 100644
--- a/test/results/sidekiq/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/sidekiq/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential libpq-dev
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/solid_queue/Dockerfile b/test/results/solid_queue/Dockerfile
index eb2a5fe..b919b60 100644
--- a/test/results/solid_queue/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/solid_queue/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential libpq-dev
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/sqlite3/Dockerfile b/test/results/sqlite3/Dockerfile
index 4c4c915..fe3040b 100644
--- a/test/results/sqlite3/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/sqlite3/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/swap/Dockerfile b/test/results/swap/Dockerfile
index f81ef17..7d36d66 100644
--- a/test/results/swap/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/swap/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/thruster/Dockerfile b/test/results/thruster/Dockerfile
index c544430..2b434da 100644
--- a/test/results/thruster/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/thruster/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/trilogy/Dockerfile b/test/results/trilogy/Dockerfile
index d673f82..46f118d 100644
--- a/test/results/trilogy/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/trilogy/Dockerfile
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     bundle exec bootsnap precompile --gemfile && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompile bootsnap code for faster boot times
 RUN bundle exec bootsnap precompile app/ lib/
diff --git a/test/results/vite/Dockerfile b/test/results/vite/Dockerfile
index 4038ea9..27e8361 100644
--- a/test/results/vite/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/vite/Dockerfile
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ RUN curl -sL https://github.com/nodenv/node-build/archive/master.tar.gz | tar xz
     rm -rf /tmp/node-build-master
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Install node modules
-COPY --link package.json package-lock.json ./
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm install
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/results/windows/Dockerfile b/test/results/windows/Dockerfile
index 8b5007f..b490c0e 100644
--- a/test/results/windows/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/windows/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Adjust binfiles to be executable on Linux
 RUN chmod +x bin/* && \
diff --git a/test/results/yjit/Dockerfile b/test/results/yjit/Dockerfile
index 72c3d29..f80b8b6 100644
--- a/test/results/yjit/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/results/yjit/Dockerfile
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config
 
 # Install application gems
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
 RUN bundle install && \
     rm -rf ~/.bundle/ "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/cache "${BUNDLE_PATH}"/ruby/*/bundler/gems/*/.git
 
 # Copy application code
-COPY --link . .
+COPY . .
 
 # Precompiling assets for production without requiring secret RAILS_MASTER_KEY
 RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 ./bin/rails assets:precompile
diff --git a/test/test_config.rb b/test/test_config.rb
index 6a6430a..7e440ac 100644
--- a/test/test_config.rb
+++ b/test/test_config.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 class TestConfig < TestBase
   @rails_options = "--minimal"
-  @generate_options = "--fullstaq --no-link --force"
+  @generate_options = "--fullstaq --link --force"
 
   def app_setup
     IO.write "config/dockerfile.yml",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_config
     options = YAML.load_file("config/dockerfile.yml")["options"]
     assert_equal true, options["yjit"]
     assert_equal true, options["fullstaq"]
-    assert_equal false, options["link"]
+    assert_equal true, options["link"]
     assert_nil options["jemalloc"]
   end
 end