diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-publish.yml
index d55aa07..1f15142 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-publish.yml
@@ -3,27 +3,32 @@ name: Build, Test, & Publish
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
+      - "LICENSE"
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
-
-env:
-  GO_VERSION: ~1.22
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
+      - "LICENSE"
 
 jobs:
   unit_tests:
-    name: unit tests
+    name: Unit tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-        check-latest: true
+        go-version-file: go.mod
+
     - name: Unit tests
       run: go test -v ./...
+
   build_dev_image:
-    name: build dev image
+    name: Build dev image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: unit_tests
     permissions:
@@ -31,11 +36,12 @@ jobs:
       id-token: 'write'
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-        check-latest: true
+        go-version-file: go.mod
+
     - name: OCI Metadata for multi-arch image
       id: meta
       uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
@@ -46,28 +52,35 @@ jobs:
           type=sha
           type=ref,event=pr
           type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+
     - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
     - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-    - if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+
+    - uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    # We want to always build the image, and push to registry only on new tag i.e. new release
     - name: Build and push
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
       with:
         context: .
         platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/ppc64le, linux/s390x
-        push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
         labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
   release:
     name: Release to GitHub Releases
-    runs-on: ubunut-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     needs: [ unit_tests, build_dev_image ]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
     - name: Release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')