diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-api.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-api.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6638af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-api.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Build and Push Docker API Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: hexastack/hexabot-api
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=ref,event=pr
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        id: docker_login
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push API Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./api/
+          target: production
+          file: ./api/Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-base.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-base.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72c29775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-base.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Build and Push Docker Base Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: hexastack/hexabot-base
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=ref,event=pr
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        id: docker_login
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Base Docker base image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./api/
+          file: ./api/Dockerfile.base
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-nlu.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-nlu.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df28941c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-nlu.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Build and Push Docker NLU Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: hexastack/hexabot-nlu
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=ref,event=pr
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        id: docker_login
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push NLU Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./nlu/
+          file: ./nlu/Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-ui.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-ui.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2de6939a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-ui.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Build and Push Docker UI Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: hexastack/hexabot-ui
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=ref,event=pr
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        id: docker_login
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Frontend Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./
+          target: production
+          file: ./frontend/Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 25c2ebb1..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-name: Build and Push Docker Images
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: ["main"]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  paths-filter:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      frontend: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.frontend }}
-      api: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.api }}
-      widget: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.widget }}
-      nlu: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.nlu }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Filter paths
-        id: filter
-        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
-        with:
-          filters: |
-            frontend:
-              - 'frontend/**'
-            api:
-              - 'api/**'
-            widget:
-              - 'widget/**'
-            nlu:
-              - 'nlu/**'
-
-  build-and-push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - paths-filter
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-      - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        id: docker_login
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Build and push Frontend Docker image
-        if: ${{ needs.paths-filter.outputs.frontend == 'true' }}
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: ./
-          file: ./frontend/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          push: true
-          target: production
-          tags: hexastack/hexabot-ui:latest
-
-      - name: Build and push API Docker image
-        if: ${{ needs.paths-filter.outputs.api == 'true' }}
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: ./api/
-          target: production
-          file: ./api/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          push: true
-          tags: hexastack/hexabot-api:latest
-
-      - name: Build and push Widget Docker image
-        if: ${{ needs.paths-filter.outputs.widget == 'true' }}
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: ./widget/
-          file: ./widget/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          target: production
-          push: true
-          tags: hexastack/hexabot-widget:latest
-
-      - name: Build and push NLU Docker image
-        if: ${{ needs.paths-filter.outputs.nlu == 'true' }}
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: ./nlu/
-          file: ./nlu/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          push: true
-          tags: hexastack/hexabot-nlu:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hexabot-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/hexabot-npm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7d16237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/hexabot-npm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Publish Hexabot (API Typescript) NPM Package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger
+
+jobs:
+  publish-package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '18' # Ensure it matches your project requirements
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Navigate to API Folder
+        run: cd api/
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build the package
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Determine release type
+        id: determine-release
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+            echo "tag=${{ github.ref_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            if [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.0$ ]]; then
+              echo "release=minor" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            elif [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+              echo "release=patch" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            else
+              echo "release=none" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "release=none" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Login to npm
+        if: env.release != 'none'
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
+          node-version: '18'
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        if: env.release != 'none'
+        run: npm publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/widget-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/widget-npm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3765784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/widget-npm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Publish Hexabot Widget NPM Package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger
+
+jobs:
+  publish-package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '18' # Ensure it matches your project requirements
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Navigate to Widget Folder
+        run: cd widget/
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build the package
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Determine release type
+        id: determine-release
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+            echo "tag=${{ github.ref_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            if [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.0$ ]]; then
+              echo "release=minor" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            elif [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+              echo "release=patch" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            else
+              echo "release=none" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "release=none" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Login to npm
+        if: env.release != 'none'
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
+          node-version: '18'
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        if: env.release != 'none'
+        run: npm publish
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 41e88d9c..720bd778 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -39,13 +39,7 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "reset": "npm install && npm run containers:restart",
     "reset:hard": "npm clean-install && npm run containers:rebuild",
-    "migrate": "npx ts-migrate-mongoose --config-path ./migrations/config/migrate.ts",
-    "docker:build-base": "docker build --pull --rm -f Dockerfile.base -t hexabot-base:latest .",
-    "docker:tag-base": "docker tag hexabot-base:latest hexastack/hexabot-base:latest",
-    "docker:push-base": "docker push hexastack/hexabot-base:latest",
-    "docker:release-base": "npm run docker:build-base && npm run docker:tag-base && npm run docker:push-base",
-    "npm:release": "npm version patch && npm publish",
-    "release": "npm run build && npm run npm:release && npm run docker:release-base"
+    "migrate": "npx ts-migrate-mongoose --config-path ./migrations/config/migrate.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@nestjs-modules/mailer": "^1.11.2",
@@ -178,4 +172,4 @@
       "@/(.*)": "<rootDir>/$1"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bump-version.sh b/bump-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..194a0085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bump-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Ensure script exits on any command failure
+set -e
+
+# Check if a release type argument is provided
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <release-type>"
+  echo "release-type: patch | minor"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+RELEASE_TYPE=$1
+ROOT_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+if [[ "$RELEASE_TYPE" != "patch" && "$RELEASE_TYPE" != "minor" ]]; then
+  echo "Invalid release type. Use 'patch' or 'minor'."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Executing release: $RELEASE_TYPE"
+
+# Execute the appropriate npm release command
+if [[ "$RELEASE_TYPE" == "patch" ]]; then
+  npm run release:patch
+elif [[ "$RELEASE_TYPE" == "minor" ]]; then
+  npm run release:minor
+fi
+
+# Retrieve the new version from package.json
+NEW_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' "$ROOT_DIR/package.json")
+
+if [ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]; then
+  echo "Failed to retrieve the version from package.json."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# Commit and push changes
+echo "Committing and pushing changes..."
+git add .
+git commit -m "build: v$NEW_VERSION"
+
+# Add git tag
+echo "Tagging version v$NEW_VERSION"
+git tag "v$NEW_VERSION"
+git push origin main --tags
+
+echo "Release ($RELEASE_TYPE) completed successfully."
diff --git a/frontend/.dockerignore b/frontend/.dockerignore
index b6b7a04f..6b9e549c 100644
--- a/frontend/.dockerignore
+++ b/frontend/.dockerignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ LICENSE
 .next
 *.swp
 /scripts
+*.sh
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index b32bec32..08178918 100755
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "hexabot-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.17",
   "description": "Hexabot is a solution for creating and managing chatbots across multiple channels, leveraging AI for advanced conversational capabilities. It provides a user-friendly interface for building, training, and deploying chatbots with integrated support for various messaging platforms.",
   "author": "Hexastack",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b4d808c9..fd9dbbdb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "hexabot",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.17",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "hexabot",
-      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "version": "2.0.17",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "workspaces": [
         "frontend",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     },
     "frontend": {
       "name": "hexabot-ui",
-      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "version": "2.0.18",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@chatscope/chat-ui-kit-react": "^2.0.3",
@@ -9771,7 +9771,7 @@
     },
     "widget": {
       "name": "hexabot-chat-widget",
-      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "version": "2.0.18",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/emoji-js": "^3.5.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb74c01a..46cefdfa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@
     "frontend",
     "widget"
   ],
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.17",
   "description": "Hexabot is a solution for creating and managing chatbots across multiple channels, leveraging AI for advanced conversational capabilities. It provides a user-friendly interface for building, training, and deploying chatbots with integrated support for various messaging platforms.",
   "author": "Hexastack",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "dev:frontend": "npm run dev --workspace=frontend",
-    "dev:widget": "npm run dev --workspace=widget"
+    "dev:widget": "npm run dev --workspace=widget",
+    "release:api:patch": "cd api/ && npm version --git-tag-version false --commit-hooks false patch",
+    "release:api:minor": "cd api/ && npm version --git-tag-version false --commit-hooks false minor",
+    "release:patch": "npm run release:api:patch && npm version --git-tag-version false --commit-hooks false --workspaces patch",
+    "release:minor": "npm run release:api:minor && npm version --git-tag-version false --commit-hooks false --workspaces minor"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^19.3.0",
diff --git a/widget/package.json b/widget/package.json
index 8fac6ff7..62d806f9 100644
--- a/widget/package.json
+++ b/widget/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hexabot-chat-widget",
-  "version": "2.0.3",
+  "version": "2.0.17",
   "description": "Hexabot is a solution for creating and managing chatbots across multiple channels, leveraging AI for advanced conversational capabilities. It provides a user-friendly interface for building, training, and deploying chatbots with integrated support for various messaging platforms.",
   "author": "Hexastack",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --fix",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "serve": "npx http-server ./dist/",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
-    "release": "npm run build && npm version patch && npm publish"
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/emoji-js": "^3.5.2",