diff --git a/.github/workflows/artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/artifacts.yml
index c0049133741..19594e1f14e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/artifacts.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 name: artifacts
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
   release:
     types:
-      - created
+      - prereleased
 
 jobs:
   artifacts:
@@ -21,18 +20,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup gradle
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
       - name: assemble distributions
-        run: ./gradlew assemble -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
-      - name: short sha
-        id: shortSha
-        run: echo "sha=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run:
+          ./gradlew -Prelease.releaseVersion=${{github.ref_name}} assemble -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
+      - name: hashes
+        id: hashes
+        run: |
+          echo "zipSha=$(shasum -a 256 build/distributions/besu*.zip)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "tarSha=$(shasum -a 256 build/distributions/besu*.tar.gz)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: upload tarball
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: besu-${{ steps.shortSha.outputs.sha }}.tar.gz
           path: 'build/distributions/besu*.tar.gz'
       - name: upload zipfile
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: besu-${{ steps.shortSha.outputs.sha }}.zip
           path: 'build/distributions/besu*.zip'
+      - name: Upload Release assets
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          append_body: true
+          files: |
+            build/distributions/besu*.tar.gz
+            build/distributions/besu*.zip
+          body: |
+            ${{steps.hashes.outputs.tarSha}}
+            ${{steps.hashes.outputs.zipSha}}
+
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 63428ed8a9e..2947a9ada91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 name: docker
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
   release:
     types:
-      - created
+      - prereleased
 
 jobs:
   hadolint:
@@ -29,23 +28,31 @@ jobs:
       - name: hadoLint_graalvm
         run: docker run --rm -i hadolint/hadolint < docker/graalvm/Dockerfile
   buildDocker:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: hadolint
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         platform:
-          - linux/amd64
-          - linux/arm/v6
-          - linux/arm/v7
-          - linux/arm64
+          - ubuntu-22.04
+          - [self-hosted, ARM64, macOS]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
       - name: Prepare
+        id: prep
         run: |
             platform=${{ matrix.platform }}
-            echo "PLATFORM_PAIR=${platform//\//-}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            if [ "$platform" = 'ubuntu-22.04' ]; then 
+              echo "PLATFORM_PAIR=linux-amd64" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "ARCH=amd64" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            else
+              echo "PLATFORM_PAIR=linux-arm64" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "ARCH=arm64" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            fi
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: short sha
+        id: shortSha
+        run: echo "sha=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Set up Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
@@ -53,22 +60,32 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
       - name: setup gradle
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
-      - name: distDocker
+      - name: build image
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
-          arguments: distDocker
-      - name: test image
+          arguments: distDocker -PdockerOrgName=${{ secrets.DOCKER_ORG }} -Prelease.releaseVersion=${{ github.ref_name }}
+      - name: install goss
         run: |
           mkdir -p docker/reports
-          curl -L https://github.com/aelsabbahy/goss/releases/download/v0.3.9/goss-$PLATFORM-PAIR -o ./docker/tests/goss-$PLATFORM-PAIR
+          curl -L https://github.com/aelsabbahy/goss/releases/download/v0.4.4/goss-${{ steps.prep.outputs.PLATFORM_PAIR }} -o ./docker/tests/goss-${{ steps.prep.outputs.PLATFORM_PAIR }}
       - name: test docker
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+        env:
+          architecture: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.ARCH }}
         with:
-          arguments: testDocker
+          arguments: testDocker -PdockerOrgName=${{ secrets.DOCKER_ORG }} -Prelease.releaseVersion=${{ github.ref_name }}
       - name: Login to DockerHub
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER_RW }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD_RW }}
       - name: publish
-        run: ./gradlew --no-daemon -PdockerOrgName=${{ secrets.DOCKER_ORG }} dockerUpload
+        env:
+          architecture: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.ARCH }}
+        run: ./gradlew --no-daemon dockerUpload -PdockerOrgName=${{ secrets.DOCKER_ORG }} -Prelease.releaseVersion=${{ github.ref_name }}
+  multiArch:
+    needs: buildDocker
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: multi-arch docker
+        run: ./gradlew manifestDocker -PdockerOrgName=${{secrets.DOCKER_ORG }} -Prelease.releaseVersion=${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c3d3c37e2ac..811fc380253 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: release besu
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   release:
-    types: released
+    types: [released]
 jobs:
   dockerPromoteX64:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6dd81d3b731..d2408bef310 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ task distDocker {
 }
 
 task testDocker {
-  dependsOn distDocker
   def dockerReportsDir = "docker/reports/"
 
   doFirst {
@@ -770,7 +769,6 @@ task testDocker {
 }
 
 task dockerUpload {
-  dependsOn distDocker
   def architecture = System.getenv('architecture')
   def image = "${dockerImageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}"
   def additionalTags = []