diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-for-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/check_for_release.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/check-for-release.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/check_for_release.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_version.yaml b/.github/workflows/check_version.yaml
index 718f58a..b2c9f7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_version.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_version.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       version_change: ${{ steps.check_for_version_change.outputs.version_change }}
       app_version_change: ${{ steps.check_for_appVersion_change.outputs.app_version_change }}
+      version: ${{ steps.chart_version.outputs.version }}
+      appVersion: ${{ steps.app_version.outputs.app_version }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -32,6 +34,18 @@ jobs:
           version_change=$(git diff main HEAD~1 -- deployments/chart/Chart.yaml | grep -qe "^[+-]version: " && echo "version changed" || echo "version didn't change")
           echo "version_change=$version_change" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Extract Chart Version
+        id: chart_version
+        run: |
+          version=$(yq e '.version' ./deployments/chart/Chart.yaml)
+          echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Extract App Version
+        id: app_version
+        run: |
+          app_version=$(yq e '.appVersion' ./deployments/chart/Chart.yaml)
+          echo "app_version=$app_version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   build_new_chart:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: check_versions
@@ -40,22 +54,13 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Extract Chart Version
-        id: chart_version
-        run: |
-          version=$(yq e '.version' ./deployments/chart/Chart.yaml)
-          echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Dispatch Event to build new helm chart
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           repository: caas-team/GoKubeDownscaler
           event-type: build-new-chart
-          client-payload: '{"version": "${{ env.version }}"}'
+          client-payload: '{"version": "${{ needs.check_versions.outputs.version }}", "appVersion": "${{ needs.check_versions.outputs.app_version }}"}'
 
   release_new_version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -65,19 +70,10 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Extract App Version
-        id: app_version
-        run: |
-          app_version=$(yq e '.appVersion' ./deployments/chart/Chart.yaml)
-          echo "app_version=$app_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Dispatch Event to create new release
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           repository: caas-team/GoKubeDownscaler
           event-type: release-new-version
-          client-payload: '{"appVersion": "${{ env.app_version }}"}'
+          client-payload: '{"appVersion": "${{ needs.check_versions.outputs.app_version }}", "setLatest": true}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_dev_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/create_dev_build.yaml
index 8c6a0be..81520ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_dev_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_dev_build.yaml
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           repository: caas-team/GoKubeDownscaler
           event-type: create-dev-build
-          client-payload: '{"version": "${{ env.version }}-dev"}'
+          client-payload: '{"version": "${{ env.version }}-dev","appVersion": "dev", "setLatest": false}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker_build.yaml
index e249e3d..ce294b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build.yaml
@@ -20,19 +20,9 @@ jobs:
             mtr.devops.telekom.de/caas/go-kube-downscaler
             ghcr.io/caas-team/gokubedownscaler
           tags: |
-            latest
+            ${{ github.event.client_payload.setLatest && 'latest' }}
             ${{ github.event.client_payload.appVersion }}
 
-      - name: Dev docker meta
-        id: dev-meta
-        if: github.event.action == 'create-dev-build'
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
-        with:
-          images: |
-            mtr.devops.telekom.de/caas/go-kube-downscaler
-            ghcr.io/caas-team/gokubedownscaler
-          tags: dev
-
       - name: Install Cosign
         uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@main
         with:
@@ -65,9 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           context: .
           platforms: linux/amd64
           push: true
-          tags: |
-            ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-            ${{ steps.dev-meta.outputs.tags }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
 
       - name: Sign Push
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm_build.yaml
index cc480dc..8f803ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm_build.yaml
@@ -26,23 +26,10 @@ jobs:
           MTR: mtr.devops.telekom.de
 
       - name: Helm Lint, Package, and Push
-        if: github.event.action == 'release-new-version'
         run: |
           cd deployments/chart
           helm lint .
-          helm package .
-          helm push $(ls *.tgz | head -1) oci://ghcr.io/caas-team/charts
-          helm push $(ls *.tgz | head -1) oci://${MTR}/${REPO}/charts
-        env:
-          MTR: mtr.devops.telekom.de
-          REPO: caas
-
-      - name: Helm Lint, Package, and Push Dev Build
-        if: github.event.action == 'create-dev-build'
-        run: |
-          cd deployments/chart
-          helm lint .
-          helm package . --version ${{ github.event.client_payload.version }} --app-version dev
+          helm package . --version ${{ github.event.client_payload.version }} --app-version --version ${{ github.event.client_payload.appVersion }}
           helm push $(ls *.tgz | head -1) oci://ghcr.io/caas-team/charts
           helm push $(ls *.tgz | head -1) oci://${MTR}/${REPO}/charts
         env: