diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index d3f6c640a..0b0eea8cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "**"
     tags:
-      - "v*.*.*"
+      - "*.*.*"
   pull_request:
 
 env:
+  TERM: xterm
   # enable Docker push only if the required secrets are defined
   ENABLE_DOCKER_PUSH: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USER != null && secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN != null }}
 
@@ -67,29 +68,36 @@ jobs:
         env:
           USER_REPO: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_REPO }}
       # Extract Docker metadata
-      - name: Set up Docker metadata
+      - name: Extract Docker metadata
         id: docker_meta
         uses: crazy-max/ghaction-docker-meta@v1
         with:
           images: ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_REPO }}
-      # Build Docker image
-      - name: Build Docker image
-        run: make lifemonitor
+      # Set up Docker tags
+      - name: Set up Docker tags
+        run: |
+          IFS=$'\n'      # Change IFS to new line
+          tags=($TAGS)   # split to array
+          echo "DOCKER_TAGS=$(printf "'%s' " "${tags[@]}")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         env:
           TAGS: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.tags }}
+      # Set up Docker labels
+      - name: Set up Docker labels
+        run: |
+          IFS=$'\n'      # Change IFS to new line
+          labels=($LABELS) # split to array $names
+          echo "DOCKER_LABELS=$(printf "'%s' " "${labels[@]}")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        env:
           LABELS: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
+      # Build Docker image
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: TAGS=${DOCKER_TAGS} LABELS=${DOCKER_LABELS} make lifemonitor
       # Setup testing environment
       - name: Set up testing environment
-        run: make start-testing
-        env:
-          TAGS: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.tags }}
-          LABELS: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
+        run: TAGS=${DOCKER_TAGS} LABELS=${DOCKER_LABELS} make start-testing
       # Run tests
       - name: Run tests
-        run: make run-tests
-        env:
-          TAGS: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.tags }}
-          LABELS: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
+        run: TAGS=${DOCKER_TAGS} LABELS=${DOCKER_LABELS} make run-tests
       # Teardown testing environment
       - name: Teardown testing environment
         run: make stop-all
@@ -104,6 +112,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Push Docker image
         if: ${{ env.ENABLE_DOCKER_PUSH == 'true' }}
         run: |
-          for t in ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.tags }}; do
-            docker push ${t}
+          for ((i = 0; i < ${#TAGS[@]}; i++)); do
+              docker push "${TAGS[$i]}"
           done
+        env:
+          TAGS: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.tags }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed107f209..d2e3c85e0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ green  := $(shell tput setaf 2)
 yellow := $(shell tput setaf 3)
 done   := $(shell echo "$(green)DONE$(reset)")
 
+# utility function to prepare multi-valued CLI parameters
+# Usage: get_opts <PARAM_NAME> <PARAM_VALUE>
+#   - PARAM_NAME:  e.g., label, tag
+#   - PARAM_VALUE: bash array of values, e.g., (v1 v2 v3)
+define get_opts
+	$(shell opts=""; values=($(2)); for (( i=0; i<$${#values[@]}; i++)); do opts="$$opts --$(1) '$${values[$$i]}'"; done; echo "$$opts")
+endef
 
 # default Docker build options
 build_kit :=
@@ -27,6 +34,7 @@ ifeq ($(DOCKER_BUILDKIT),1)
 	endif
 endif
 
+# set cache param
 ifdef CACHE_FROM
 	cache_from_opt = --cache-from=$(CACHE_FROM)
 endif
@@ -34,25 +42,23 @@ endif
 # handle extra labels
 labels_opt :=
 ifdef LABELS
-	lbs=$(shell echo ${LABELS} | tr ',' '\r')
-	labels_opt = $(foreach l,$(lbs),--label $(strip $(l)))	
+	labels_opt := $(call get_opts,label,$(LABELS))
 endif 
 
 # handle extra tags
 tags_opt :=
 ifdef TAGS
-	tags=$(shell echo ${TAGS} | tr ',' '\r')
-	tags_opt = $(foreach t,$(tags),--tag $(strip $(t)))	
+	tags_opt := $(call get_opts,tag,$(TAGS))
 endif
 
 # handle platform option
 platforms_opt :=
 ifdef PLATFORMS
-	platforms=$(shell echo ${PLATFORMS} | tr ',' '\r')
-	platforms_opt = $(foreach p,$(platforms),--platform $(strip $(p)))	
+	platforms_opt := $(call get_opts,platforms,$(PLATFORMS))
 endif
 
 
+
 all: images
 
 images: lifemonitor