diff --git a/.github/workflows/container_build.yml b/.github/workflows/container_build.yml
index f4458c1..5c141da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container_build.yml
@@ -11,26 +11,24 @@ on:
       - "v*.*.*"
 env:
   TEST_TAG: ghcr.io/precimed/container_template:test
-  # LATEST_TAG: ghcr.io/precimed/container_template:latest
 
 jobs:
   docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
-          # list of Docker images to use as base name for tags
           images: |
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/container_template            
-          # generate Docker tags based on the following events/attributes
           tags: |
             type=schedule
             type=ref,event=branch
             type=ref,event=pr
+            type=pep440,pattern={{version}}
             type=semver,pattern={{version}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container_build_push.yml b/.github/workflows/container_build_push.yml
index c04db91..4880b9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container_build_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container_build_push.yml
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           # list of Docker images to use as base name for tags
           images: |
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/container_template            
-          # generate Docker tags based on the following events/attributes
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/container_template       
           tags: |
             type=schedule
             type=ref,event=branch
             type=ref,event=pr
+            type=pep440,pattern={{version}}
             type=semver,pattern={{version}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code for the container builds
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Apptainer
+        uses: eWaterCycle/setup-apptainer@v2
+        with:
+          apptainer-version: 1.3.4
       - name: Docker meta 
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
@@ -96,8 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           EOF
           push_tags="$(printf $csv_tags | sed -e "s/container_template/container_template_sif/g")"
           echo ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} | oras login --username ${{ github.repository_owner }} --password-stdin ghcr.io
-          docker pull kaczmarj/apptainer:latest
-          docker run --rm --privileged -v $(pwd):/work kaczmarj/apptainer build container_template.sif docker://"$first_tag"
+          apptainer build container_template.sif docker://"$first_tag"
           oras push "$push_tags" container_template.sif
           rm container_template.sif
         shell: sh