Three months after buying application connectivity specalist Apiary Inc., Oracle Corp. is bolstering its development automation lineup with another acquisition.

The database giant today announced that it has purchased Wercker B.V, an Amsterdam-based startup focused on easing the task of turning raw code into functioning applications. Its namesake cloud platform provides the ability to create automated workflows for handling the heavy lifting. Wercker can automatically initiate the deployment process when an update is ready, customize how the rollout is carried out based on a user-supplied checklist and handle many of the smaller tasks that crop up along the way as well.

A good portion of the platform’s more specialized features are provided through integrations with third-party services. Wercker provides support for Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform along with a Slack bot called Walterbot, which can provide real-time updates about the status of code releases.

Last but not least on the list of technologies that the platform aims to accommodate are containers, a priority Wercker shares with Oracle. Indeed, its offering’s extensive support for Docker is likely one of the main reasons why Oracle decided to to swoop in. With enterprise adoption of Docker continuing to grow at a breakneck rate, embracing the technology will be essential if the technology giant wants to make its cloud platform a more competitive option for hosting applications.

Oracle didn’t much room for doubt about its plans in today’s buyout announcement. A FAQ attached to the release stated the company is “building a leading IaaS and PaaS platform as the foundation for a new generation of cloud computing, adding, “Wercker is planned to be part of this developer platform. The document further details that Oracle will make investments to speed up the creation of new features for the platform.

The company didn’t share too many specifics, but indicated that the development roadmap will remain fairly stable. Oracle “currently has no plans” to change the fact that Wercker is available in a free community edition and will retain the integrations that the platform provides with popular code hosting services. However, the FAQ conspicuously neglects to specify whether the company will also maintain compatibility with the competing public clouds that Wercker currently supports.

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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