diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-test-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-test-upload.yml
index 15ed6d04..68de9054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-test-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-test-upload.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
                   mkdir -p /tmp/aiidalab/
                   docker save ${{ env.OWNER }}/${{ inputs.image }} -o /tmp/aiidalab/${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.architecture }}.tar
               shell: bash
+              if: always()
 
             - name: Upload image as artifact 💾
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -67,3 +68,4 @@ jobs:
                   name: ${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.architecture }}
                   path: /tmp/aiidalab/${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.architecture }}.tar
                   retention-days: 3
+              if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 1e710f5d..a7599294 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         needs: [arm64-base-with-services, arm64-lab]
 
     amd64-push-ghcr:
+        if: always()
         uses: ./.github/workflows/docker-push.yml
         strategy:
             matrix:
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ jobs:
         needs: [amd64-base, amd64-base-with-services, amd64-lab, amd64-full-stack]
 
     arm64-push-ghcr:
+        if: always()
         uses: ./.github/workflows/docker-push.yml
         strategy:
             matrix:
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ jobs:
         needs: [arm64-base, arm64-base-with-services, arm64-lab, arm64-full-stack]
 
     merge-tags-ghcr:
+        if: always()
         uses: ./.github/workflows/docker-merge-tags.yml
         strategy:
             matrix:
diff --git a/build.json b/build.json
index 582fd44b..ee04e8f6 100644
--- a/build.json
+++ b/build.json
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
       "default": "15"
     },
     "AIIDA_VERSION": {
-      "default": "2.3.1"
+      "default": "2.4.0"
     },
     "AIIDALAB_VERSION": {
-      "default": "23.03.0"
+      "default": "23.03.2"
     },
     "AIIDALAB_HOME_VERSION": {
       "default": "23.03.1"
diff --git a/stack/base/Dockerfile b/stack/base/Dockerfile
index 52f77503..e26421c2 100644
--- a/stack/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/stack/base/Dockerfile
@@ -16,19 +16,23 @@ WORKDIR /opt/
 
 ARG AIIDA_VERSION
 
+# Pin shared requirements in the base environemnt.
+# The lower bound of aiida-core is set to the version of aiida-core to prevent
+# lower aiida-core DB version installed and trigger database downgrade.
+RUN echo "pip==23.3.1" > /opt/requirements.txt && \
+     echo "aiida-core>=${AIIDA_VERSION},<3" >> /opt/requirements.txt
+
 # Install the shared requirements.
-COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN mamba install --yes \
      aiida-core=${AIIDA_VERSION} \
      mamba-bash-completion \
-     --file requirements.txt \
+     --file /opt/requirements.txt \
      && mamba clean --all -f -y && \
      fix-permissions "${CONDA_DIR}" && \
      fix-permissions "/home/${NB_USER}"
 
-
 # Pin shared requirements in the base environemnt.
-RUN cat requirements.txt | xargs -I{} conda config --system --add pinned_packages {}
+RUN cat /opt/requirements.txt | xargs -I{} conda config --system --add pinned_packages {}
 
 # Configure pip to use requirements file as constraints file.
 ENV PIP_CONSTRAINT=/opt/requirements.txt
diff --git a/stack/base/requirements.txt b/stack/base/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 7db11bce..00000000
--- a/stack/base/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-aiida-core>=2.0.0,<3,!=2.3.0
-pip==23.0.1
diff --git a/tests/test-full-stack.py b/tests/test-full-stack.py
index a0d7f828..55ad4a9c 100644
--- a/tests/test-full-stack.py
+++ b/tests/test-full-stack.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 def generate_aiidalab_install_output(aiidalab_exec, nb_user):
     def _generate_aiidalab_install_output(package_name):
         output = (
-            aiidalab_exec(f"aiidalab install --yes {package_name}", user=nb_user)
+            aiidalab_exec(f"aiidalab install --yes --pre {package_name}", user=nb_user)
             .decode()
             .strip()
         )