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Next.js Image Component Not Scaling Properly with `layout='responsive'` in Production Build

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I've tried everything I can think of but I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock. I am using the Next.js Image component (v12.2.0) with the `layout='responsive'` attribute for responsive images, but I'm working with an scenario where images are not scaling correctly in the production build. In my development environment, they appear fine, but after deploying, they seem to be displayed at a fixed width instead of scaling with their container. Here is a snippet of the code I'm using: ```jsx import Image from 'next/image'; const MyComponent = () => ( <div style={{ width: '100%', maxWidth: '600px' }}> <Image src="/path/to/image.jpg" alt="Description" layout="responsive" width={600} height={400} priority /> </div> ); export default MyComponent; ``` In the browser, I can see the image loaded correctly but it's not responsive as expected; it just takes the width of its parent without maintaining the aspect ratio. I've checked my CSS and there are no overriding styles affecting this. Additionally, I tried removing the `priority` attribute to see if that affected the behavior, but it didn't help. When I inspect the image element, it shows the following styles: ```css img { width: 100%; height: auto; } ``` But the actual image width remains fixed at 600px. This scenario does not occur when I test it locally. Could there be a configuration or optimization setting in my Next.js setup that’s causing this in production? What can I do to ensure that the image scales properly in the production environment? What's the best practice here? Thanks in advance!