diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
index 07c937b4..7f79e777 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       name:
-        description: 'Release name'
+        description: "Release name, eg '1.0.1'"
         default: ""
         required: true
 
@@ -14,24 +14,29 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Verify that the current branch has a name that starts with 'release-'
+        run: |
+          CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+          if [[ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" == release-* ]]; then
+            echo "Branch name starts with 'release-'."
+          else
+            echo "Branch name does not start with 'release-'."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Verify, that an image with the target release version as a tag, does not exis
+        run: ./scripts/no_image_exists ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
+
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Check tag
-        run: ./scripts/check_release_tag.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
+      - name: Check that the image tag defined in the sec-scanner-config is the same as the release version (${{ github.event.inputs.name }})
+        run: ./scripts/check_image.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
 
-      - name: Check image
-        run: ./scripts/check_image.sh ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: make test
 
-      - name: Verify
-        run: ./scripts/verify-status.sh ${{ github.ref_name }}
-
-          #  run-unit-tests:
-          #    name: Unit tests
-          #    needs: verify-head-status
-          #    uses: "./.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yaml"
+      - run: make build
 
   create-draft:
     name: Create draft release
@@ -57,19 +62,19 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_ID=$(./scripts/create_draft_release.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.name }})
           echo "release_id=$RELEASE_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      # This will trigger the prow release jobs. The value for github.event.inputs_name will be awailable as the env var PULL_BASE_REF.
       - name: Create lightweight tag
         run: |
           git tag ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
           git push origin ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
 
+      - name: Check if the release image was build and can be found in image registery
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/image_exists.sh
+
     outputs:
       release_id: ${{ steps.create-draft.outputs.release_id }}
 
-  # devOps-Insights:
-  #   name: DevOps Insights
-  #   needs: [verify-head-status, create-draft, run-unit-tests]
-  #   uses: "./.github/workflows/metrics.yaml"
-
   publish-release:
     name: Publish release
     needs: [verify-head-status, create-draft]
diff --git a/internal/controller/nats/mocks/controller.go b/internal/controller/nats/mocks/controller.go
index 7cc68336..ecb91c2e 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nats/mocks/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nats/mocks/controller.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.37.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.38.0. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func (_m *Controller) EXPECT() *Controller_Expecter {
 func (_m *Controller) GetLogger() logr.Logger {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetLogger")
+	}
+
 	var r0 logr.Logger
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() logr.Logger); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@ func (_c *Controller_GetLogger_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() logr.Logger) *Contr
 func (_m *Controller) Reconcile(_a0 context.Context, _a1 reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for Reconcile")
+	}
+
 	var r0 reconcile.Result
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error)); ok {
@@ -129,6 +137,10 @@ func (_c *Controller_Reconcile_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Context, reco
 func (_m *Controller) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(ctx)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for Start")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(ctx)
@@ -178,6 +190,10 @@ func (_m *Controller) Watch(src source.Source, eventhandler handler.EventHandler
 	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
 	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for Watch")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(source.Source, handler.EventHandler, ...predicate.Predicate) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(src, eventhandler, predicates...)
diff --git a/internal/controller/nats/mocks/manager.go b/internal/controller/nats/mocks/manager.go
index 5f61310d..12739e00 100644
--- a/internal/controller/nats/mocks/manager.go
+++ b/internal/controller/nats/mocks/manager.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.37.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.38.0. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ func (_m *Manager) EXPECT() *Manager_Expecter {
 func (_m *Manager) Add(_a0 manager.Runnable) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for Add")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(manager.Runnable) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0)
@@ -90,6 +94,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_Add_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(manager.Runnable) error) *Mana
 func (_m *Manager) AddHealthzCheck(name string, check healthz.Checker) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(name, check)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for AddHealthzCheck")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, healthz.Checker) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(name, check)
@@ -133,6 +141,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_AddHealthzCheck_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(string, healthz.Ch
 func (_m *Manager) AddReadyzCheck(name string, check healthz.Checker) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(name, check)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for AddReadyzCheck")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, healthz.Checker) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(name, check)
@@ -176,6 +188,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_AddReadyzCheck_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(string, healthz.Che
 func (_m *Manager) Elected() <-chan struct{} {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for Elected")
+	}
+
 	var r0 <-chan struct{}
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() <-chan struct{}); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -219,6 +235,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_Elected_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() <-chan struct{}) *Manage
 func (_m *Manager) GetAPIReader() client.Reader {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetAPIReader")
+	}
+
 	var r0 client.Reader
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() client.Reader); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -262,6 +282,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetAPIReader_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() client.Reader) *Man
 func (_m *Manager) GetCache() cache.Cache {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetCache")
+	}
+
 	var r0 cache.Cache
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() cache.Cache); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -305,6 +329,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetCache_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() cache.Cache) *Manager_G
 func (_m *Manager) GetClient() client.Client {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetClient")
+	}
+
 	var r0 client.Client
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() client.Client); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -348,6 +376,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetClient_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() client.Client) *Manage
 func (_m *Manager) GetConfig() *rest.Config {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetConfig")
+	}
+
 	var r0 *rest.Config
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() *rest.Config); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -391,6 +423,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetConfig_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() *rest.Config) *Manager
 func (_m *Manager) GetControllerOptions() config.Controller {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetControllerOptions")
+	}
+
 	var r0 config.Controller
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() config.Controller); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -432,6 +468,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetControllerOptions_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() config.Cont
 func (_m *Manager) GetEventRecorderFor(name string) record.EventRecorder {
 	ret := _m.Called(name)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetEventRecorderFor")
+	}
+
 	var r0 record.EventRecorder
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) record.EventRecorder); ok {
 		r0 = rf(name)
@@ -476,6 +516,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetEventRecorderFor_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(string) record
 func (_m *Manager) GetFieldIndexer() client.FieldIndexer {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetFieldIndexer")
+	}
+
 	var r0 client.FieldIndexer
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() client.FieldIndexer); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -519,6 +563,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetFieldIndexer_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() client.FieldInde
 func (_m *Manager) GetHTTPClient() *http.Client {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetHTTPClient")
+	}
+
 	var r0 *http.Client
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() *http.Client); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -562,6 +610,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetHTTPClient_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() *http.Client) *Man
 func (_m *Manager) GetLogger() logr.Logger {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetLogger")
+	}
+
 	var r0 logr.Logger
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() logr.Logger); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -603,6 +655,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetLogger_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() logr.Logger) *Manager_
 func (_m *Manager) GetRESTMapper() meta.RESTMapper {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetRESTMapper")
+	}
+
 	var r0 meta.RESTMapper
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() meta.RESTMapper); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -646,6 +702,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetRESTMapper_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() meta.RESTMapper) *
 func (_m *Manager) GetScheme() *runtime.Scheme {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetScheme")
+	}
+
 	var r0 *runtime.Scheme
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() *runtime.Scheme); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -689,6 +749,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetScheme_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() *runtime.Scheme) *Mana
 func (_m *Manager) GetWebhookServer() webhook.Server {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetWebhookServer")
+	}
+
 	var r0 webhook.Server
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() webhook.Server); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -732,6 +796,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GetWebhookServer_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() webhook.Server)
 func (_m *Manager) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(ctx)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for Start")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(ctx)
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/chart/mocks/renderer.go b/pkg/k8s/chart/mocks/renderer.go
index 09317e12..4f73adc8 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/chart/mocks/renderer.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/chart/mocks/renderer.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.37.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.38.0. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ func (_m *Renderer) EXPECT() *Renderer_Expecter {
 func (_m *Renderer) RenderManifest(_a0 *chart.ReleaseInstance) (string, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for RenderManifest")
+	}
+
 	var r0 string
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(*chart.ReleaseInstance) (string, error)); ok {
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@ func (_c *Renderer_RenderManifest_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(*chart.ReleaseInst
 func (_m *Renderer) RenderManifestAsUnstructured(_a0 *chart.ReleaseInstance) (*chart.ManifestResources, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for RenderManifestAsUnstructured")
+	}
+
 	var r0 *chart.ManifestResources
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(*chart.ReleaseInstance) (*chart.ManifestResources, error)); ok {
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/mocks/client.go b/pkg/k8s/mocks/client.go
index 53d61583..001ccb31 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/mocks/client.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/mocks/client.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.37.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.38.0. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ func (_m *Client) EXPECT() *Client_Expecter {
 func (_m *Client) Delete(_a0 context.Context, _a1 *unstructured.Unstructured) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for Delete")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *unstructured.Unstructured) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1)
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@ func (_c *Client_Delete_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Context, *unstructur
 func (_m *Client) DeletePVCsWithLabel(_a0 context.Context, _a1 string, _a2 string, _a3 string) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2, _a3)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for DeletePVCsWithLabel")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string, string) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1, _a2, _a3)
@@ -121,6 +129,10 @@ func (_c *Client_DeletePVCsWithLabel_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Context
 func (_m *Client) DestinationRuleCRDExists(_a0 context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for DestinationRuleCRDExists")
+	}
+
 	var r0 bool
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context) (bool, error)); ok {
@@ -173,6 +185,10 @@ func (_c *Client_DestinationRuleCRDExists_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Co
 func (_m *Client) GetCRD(_a0 context.Context, _a1 string) (*v1.CustomResourceDefinition, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetCRD")
+	}
+
 	var r0 *v1.CustomResourceDefinition
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string) (*v1.CustomResourceDefinition, error)); ok {
@@ -228,6 +244,10 @@ func (_c *Client_GetCRD_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Context, string) (*v
 func (_m *Client) GetSecret(_a0 context.Context, _a1 string, _a2 string) (*corev1.Secret, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetSecret")
+	}
+
 	var r0 *corev1.Secret
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string) (*corev1.Secret, error)); ok {
@@ -284,6 +304,10 @@ func (_c *Client_GetSecret_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Context, string,
 func (_m *Client) GetStatefulSet(_a0 context.Context, _a1 string, _a2 string) (*appsv1.StatefulSet, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetStatefulSet")
+	}
+
 	var r0 *appsv1.StatefulSet
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string) (*appsv1.StatefulSet, error)); ok {
@@ -340,6 +364,10 @@ func (_c *Client_GetStatefulSet_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Context, str
 func (_m *Client) PatchApply(_a0 context.Context, _a1 *unstructured.Unstructured) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for PatchApply")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *unstructured.Unstructured) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1)
diff --git a/pkg/manager/mocks/manager.go b/pkg/manager/mocks/manager.go
index 9b6af3f5..7e193ef7 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/mocks/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/mocks/manager.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.37.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.38.0. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ func (_m *Manager) EXPECT() *Manager_Expecter {
 func (_m *Manager) DeleteInstance(_a0 context.Context, _a1 *chart.ReleaseInstance) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for DeleteInstance")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *chart.ReleaseInstance) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1)
@@ -74,6 +78,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_DeleteInstance_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(context.Context, *c
 func (_m *Manager) DeployInstance(_a0 context.Context, _a1 *chart.ReleaseInstance) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for DeployInstance")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *chart.ReleaseInstance) error); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1)
@@ -124,6 +132,10 @@ func (_m *Manager) GenerateNATSResources(_a0 *chart.ReleaseInstance, _a1 ...mana
 	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
 	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GenerateNATSResources")
+	}
+
 	var r0 *chart.ManifestResources
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(*chart.ReleaseInstance, ...manager.Option) (*chart.ManifestResources, error)); ok {
@@ -186,6 +198,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GenerateNATSResources_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(*chart.Relea
 func (_m *Manager) GenerateOverrides(_a0 *v1alpha1.NATSSpec, _a1 bool, _a2 bool) map[string]interface{} {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1, _a2)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GenerateOverrides")
+	}
+
 	var r0 map[string]interface{}
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(*v1alpha1.NATSSpec, bool, bool) map[string]interface{}); ok {
 		r0 = rf(_a0, _a1, _a2)
@@ -232,6 +248,10 @@ func (_c *Manager_GenerateOverrides_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(*v1alpha1.NATSSp
 func (_m *Manager) IsNATSStatefulSetReady(_a0 context.Context, _a1 *chart.ReleaseInstance) (bool, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(_a0, _a1)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for IsNATSStatefulSetReady")
+	}
+
 	var r0 bool
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *chart.ReleaseInstance) (bool, error)); ok {
diff --git a/pkg/nats/mocks/client.go b/pkg/nats/mocks/client.go
index 9dedba9e..cfc51e26 100644
--- a/pkg/nats/mocks/client.go
+++ b/pkg/nats/mocks/client.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.37.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.38.0. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func (_c *Client_Close_Call) RunAndReturn(run func()) *Client_Close_Call {
 func (_m *Client) ConsumersExist(streamName string) (bool, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(streamName)
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for ConsumersExist")
+	}
+
 	var r0 bool
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) (bool, error)); ok {
@@ -109,6 +113,10 @@ func (_c *Client_ConsumersExist_Call) RunAndReturn(run func(string) (bool, error
 func (_m *Client) GetStreams() ([]*nats_go.StreamInfo, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for GetStreams")
+	}
+
 	var r0 []*nats_go.StreamInfo
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() ([]*nats_go.StreamInfo, error)); ok {
@@ -162,6 +170,10 @@ func (_c *Client_GetStreams_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() ([]*nats_go.StreamInfo
 func (_m *Client) Init() error {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for Init")
+	}
+
 	var r0 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() error); ok {
 		r0 = rf()
@@ -203,6 +215,10 @@ func (_c *Client_Init_Call) RunAndReturn(run func() error) *Client_Init_Call {
 func (_m *Client) StreamExists() (bool, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called()
 
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for StreamExists")
+	}
+
 	var r0 bool
 	var r1 error
 	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() (bool, error)); ok {
diff --git a/scripts/check_image.sh b/scripts/check_image.sh
index cc3683b7..b6c8be93 100755
--- a/scripts/check_image.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_image.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-REF_NAME="${1:-"main"}"
-SHORT_EXPECTED_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short=8 "${REF_NAME}~")
-DATE="v$(git show ${SHORT_EXPECTED_SHA} --date=format:'%Y%m%d' --format=%ad -q)"
-EXPECTED_TAG="${DATE}-${SHORT_EXPECTED_SHA}"
+# This script will check if the tag for the nats-manager image is the one we define as the semantinc release version.
 
-IMAGE_TO_CHECK="${2:-europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/nats-manager}"
+EXPECTED_TAG=${1:-latest}
+
+IMAGE_TO_CHECK=${2:-europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/nats-manager}
 BUMPED_IMAGE_TAG=$(cat sec-scanners-config.yaml | grep "${IMAGE_TO_CHECK}" | cut -d : -f 2)
 
 if [[ "$BUMPED_IMAGE_TAG" != "$EXPECTED_TAG" ]]; then
-  echo "Tags are not correct: wanted $EXPECTED_TAG but got $BUMPED_IMAGE_TAG"
-  exit 1
+	echo "Tags are not correct: wanted $EXPECTED_TAG but got $BUMPED_IMAGE_TAG"
+	exit 1
 fi
 echo "Tags are correct"
 exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/check_release_tag.sh b/scripts/check_release_tag.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9ba0892b..00000000
--- a/scripts/check_release_tag.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -ue
-
-DESIRED_TAG=$1
-
-source .version
-MODULE_VERSION="v${MODULE_VERSION}"
-
-if [[ "$DESIRED_TAG" != "$MODULE_VERSION" ]]; then
-  echo "Tags mismatch: expected ${MODULE_VERSION}, got $DESIRED_TAG"
-  exit 1
-fi
-echo "Tags are correct"
-exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/image_exists.sh b/scripts/image_exists.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..adc395ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/image_exists.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script checks with a timeout, if a defined image with a defined can be found.
+
+TIMEOUT=${1:-600}
+INTERVAL=${2:-20}
+TAG=${3:-latest}
+IMAGE=${4:-europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/nats-manager}
+
+start_time=$(date +%s)
+end_time=$((start_time + TIMEOUT))
+
+while true; do
+	docker manifest inspect $IMAGE:$TAG
+	# Check the exit status
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "Image found."
+		exit 0
+	else
+		echo "Image not found, yet."
+	fi
+
+	current_time=$(date +%s)
+
+	# Check if the TIMEOUT has been reached
+	if [ $current_time -ge $end_time ]; then
+		echo "TIMEOUT reached. Image was not found in time."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	sleep $INTERVAL
+done
diff --git a/scripts/no_image_exists.sh b/scripts/no_image_exists.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1887b7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/no_image_exists.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script will verify that a defined image with a defined tag cannot be found.
+
+TAG=${1:-latest}
+IMAGE=${2:-europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/nats-manager}
+
+docker manifest inspect $IMAGE:$TAG
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "Error: image ${IMAGE}:${TAG} found."
+	exit 1
+else
+	echo "Image not found."
+	exit 0
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/verify-status.sh b/scripts/verify-status.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 970c366f..00000000
--- a/scripts/verify-status.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-
-
-echo "Checking status of POST Jobs for NATS-Manager"
-
-REF_NAME="${1:-"main"}"
-STATUS_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/kyma-project/nats-manager/commits/${REF_NAME}/status"
-fullstatus=`curl -L -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" ${STATUS_URL} | head -n 2 `
-
-sleep 10
-echo $fullstatus
-
-if [[ "$fullstatus" == *"success"* ]]; then
-  echo "All jobs succeeded"
-else
-  echo "Jobs failed or pending - Check Prow status"
-  exit 1
-fi