diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index ecaedba..120a559 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "daily"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: ".github/workflows/"
     schedule:
diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e94ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+  categories:
+    - title: 🏕 Features
+      labels:
+        - '*'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - dependencies
+    - title: 👒 Dependencies
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependebot.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependebot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23209e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependebot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Auto-merge Dependabot
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  automerge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Enable Pull Request Automerge
+        run: gh pr merge --merge --auto "$PR"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+          PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/main-tag.yml
index bc8c0c0..6d03a01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-tag.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ jobs:
           PLATFORMS=amd64,arm,arm64
           REPO_OWNER=$(echo "${{ github.repository_owner }}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 
-          TAGS1="ghcr.io/${REPO_OWNER}/tor-controller:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
-          TAGS2="ghcr.io/${REPO_OWNER}/tor-daemon:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
-          TAGS3="ghcr.io/${REPO_OWNER}/tor-daemon-manager:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
-          TAGS4="ghcr.io/${REPO_OWNER}/tor-onionbalance-manager:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
+          TAGS1="${REPO_OWNER}/tor-controller:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
+          TAGS2="${REPO_OWNER}/tor-daemon:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
+          TAGS3="${REPO_OWNER}/tor-daemon-manager:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
+          TAGS4="${REPO_OWNER}/tor-onionbalance-manager:${{ steps.vars.outputs.tag }}"
           if [ "${{github.event_name}}" == "pull_request" ]; then
                 echo ::set-output name=push::false
               else
@@ -43,17 +43,23 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo ::set-output name=platforms::${PLATFORMS}
 
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-        with:
-          platforms: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.platforms }}
-
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        with:
+          platforms: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.platforms }}
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         id: buildx
@@ -73,7 +79,9 @@ jobs:
           file: Dockerfile
           platforms: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.platforms }}
           push: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.push }}
-          tags: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags1 }}
+          tags: |
+            ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags1 }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags1 }}
 
       - name: Build and push (tor-daemon)
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -85,7 +93,9 @@ jobs:
           file: Dockerfile.tor-daemon
           platforms: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.platforms }}
           push: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.push }}
-          tags: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags2 }}
+          tags: |
+            ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags2 }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags2 }}
 
       - name: Build and push (tor-daemon-manager)
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -97,7 +107,9 @@ jobs:
           file: Dockerfile.tor-daemon-manager
           platforms: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.platforms }}
           push: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.push }}
-          tags: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags3 }}
+          tags: |
+            ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags3 }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags3 }}
 
       - name: Build and push (tor-onionbalance-manager)
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -109,4 +121,6 @@ jobs:
           file: Dockerfile.tor-onionbalance-manager
           platforms: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.platforms }}
           push: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.push }}
-          tags: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags4 }}
+          tags: |
+            ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags4 }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.prep.outputs.tags4 }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-image.yml b/.github/workflows/release-image.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..731a6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-image.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+name: Release Image Version
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '44 12,22 * * *'   # Twice a day
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write   # needed to create releases
+
+    steps:
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Checkout the repository (full history needed for tag look‑ups)
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Get the latest semantic‑version tag (ignoring tor‑controller tags)
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Get latest version tag
+        id: latest_tag
+        run: |
+          TAGS=$(git tag -l '[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*' | grep -v '^tor-controller')
+          LATEST=$(printf "%s\n" $TAGS | sort -V | tail -n1)
+          echo "tag=$LATEST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Detect changes (excluding the `charts` directory) since the latest tag
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Detect changes (excluding charts)
+        id: changes
+        run: |
+          # If no previous version tag exists, compare against the initial commit
+          if [ -z "${{ steps.latest_tag.outputs.tag }}" ]; then
+            BASE=$(git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD)   # first commit
+          else
+            BASE="${{ steps.latest_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+          fi
+
+          # List files changed since $BASE and filter out anything under `charts/`
+          if git diff --name-only "$BASE"..HEAD | grep -v '^charts/' | grep -q .; then
+            echo "changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "changed=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Stop if no relevant changes were found
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Stop if no relevant changes
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'false'
+        run: |
+          echo "No changes outside 'charts' since ${{ steps.latest_tag.outputs.tag }} – skipping release."
+          exit 0
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Bump the patch version (e.g., 0.11.0 → 0.11.1)
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Bump patch version
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        id: bump
+        run: |
+          LATEST="${{ steps.latest_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+          if [ -z "$LATEST" ]; then
+            NEW="0.0.1"
+          else
+            IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$LATEST"
+            PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+            NEW="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+          fi
+          echo "new_version=$NEW" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Create a new tag and GitHub release
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.bump.outputs.new_version }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ steps.bump.outputs.new_version }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile.tor-daemon b/Dockerfile.tor-daemon
index 351040c..6d7c5e6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.tor-daemon
+++ b/Dockerfile.tor-daemon
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FROM ghcr.io/rinsecode/tor:0.4.8.21 AS tor
+FROM docker.io/rinsecode/tor:0.4.8.22-r1 AS tor
diff --git a/Dockerfile.tor-daemon-manager b/Dockerfile.tor-daemon-manager
index 52d8e18..2fc9a18 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.tor-daemon-manager
+++ b/Dockerfile.tor-daemon-manager
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/go/pkg \
     CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=$TARGETOS GOARCH=$TARGETARCH go build -a -ldflags="-s -w" -o /out/tor-local-manager ./agents/tor/main.go
 
-FROM ghcr.io/rinsecode/tor:0.4.8.21 AS tor
+FROM docker.io/rinsecode/tor:0.4.8.22-r1 AS tor
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app
 COPY --from=builder --chmod=0555 /out/tor-local-manager /app
diff --git a/charts/tor-controller/values.yaml b/charts/tor-controller/values.yaml
index cc2bcac..ddb5c46 100644
--- a/charts/tor-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/tor-controller/values.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ upgradeRollout: true
 
 # -- tor-controller image, it watches onionservices objects
 image:
-  repository: ghcr.io/rinsecode/tor-controller
+  repository: docker.io/rinsecode/tor-controller
   pullPolicy: Always
   # -- Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
   tag: ""
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ image:
 daemon:
   # -- tor-daemon image, it runs Tor client
   image:
-    repository: ghcr.io/rinsecode/tor-daemon
+    repository: docker.io/rinsecode/tor-daemon
     pullPolicy: Always
     # -- Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
     tag: ""
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ daemon:
 manager:
   # -- tor-daemon-manager image, it runs Tor client with manager
   image:
-    repository: ghcr.io/rinsecode/tor-daemon-manager
+    repository: docker.io/rinsecode/tor-daemon-manager
     pullPolicy: Always
     # -- Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
     tag: ""
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ manager:
 onionbalance:
   # -- tor-onionbalance-manager image, it runs Tor client
   image:
-    repository: ghcr.io/rinsecode/tor-onionbalance-manager
+    repository: docker.io/rinsecode/tor-onionbalance-manager
     pullPolicy: Always
     # -- Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
     tag: ""