diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test_latest.yaml
similarity index 62%
rename from .github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
rename to .github/workflows/build_test_latest.yaml
index 0c9830e..9b9be37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_latest.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Cass Config Builder Build & Deploy
+name: Build, Test, Latest Package
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
@@ -18,17 +18,29 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         with:
           submodules: true
+      - name: Get current time
+        uses: 1466587594/get-current-time@v2
+        id: current-time
+        with:
+          format: YYYYMMDDhhmmss
       - name: Set up java 1.8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
           java-version: 1.8
-      - name: Build docker image
+      - name: Build
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'datastax/cass-config-builder'
+        uses: eskatos/gradle-command-action@v1
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 6.0.1
+          arguments: build
+      - name: Publish Docker images to GitHub Packages
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'datastax/cass-config-builder'
         env:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistry: docker.pkg.github.com
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistryUsername: ${{ github.actor }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistryPassword: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION_STAMP: ${{ steps.current-time.outputs.formattedTime }}
         uses: eskatos/gradle-command-action@v1
         with:
           gradle-version: 6.0.1
-          arguments: pushDockerImages
+          arguments: pushDockerImages -Prelease=$VERSION_STAMP
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64b9134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Docker Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*.*.*'
+
+jobs:
+  release_config_builder:
+    name: Release Cass Config Builder
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Set up java 1.8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 1.8
+      - name: Publish Docker images to GitHub Packages
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'datastax/cass-config-builder'
+        env:
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistry: docker.pkg.github.com
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistryUsername: ${{ github.actor }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistryPassword: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: eskatos/gradle-command-action@v1
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 6.0.1
+          arguments: pushDockerImages
+      - name: Publish Docker images to DockerHub
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'datastax/cass-config-builder'
+        env:
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistry: datastax
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistryUsername: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistryPassword: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+        uses: eskatos/gradle-command-action@v1
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 6.0.1
+          arguments: pushDockerImages
+      - name: Publish Docker images to Red Hat
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'datastax/cass-config-builder'
+        env:
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistry: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_REGISTRY }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistryUsername: unused
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_dockerRegistryPassword: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_REGISTRY_KEY }}
+        uses: eskatos/gradle-command-action@v1
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 6.0.1
+          arguments: pushRedHatImages
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 84a5ce1..7e72520 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 plugins {
-  id 'com.bmuschko.docker-remote-api' version '6.4.0'
+  id 'com.bmuschko.docker-remote-api' version '6.6.1'
   id 'dev.clojurephant.clojure' version '0.5.0'
   id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '5.2.0'
   id 'maven-publish'
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ def getDate() {
     return df.format(new Date());
 }
 
-description = "Cassandra/DSE Configuration Builder Library"
+description = "Cassandra / DSE Configuration Builder Library"
 group = 'datastax'
-version = '1.0.3-' + getDate()
 
 repositories {
   mavenCentral()
@@ -84,19 +83,59 @@ if (project.hasProperty('dockerRegistry')) {
     ext.set('imagePrefix', 'datastax' + '/cass-config-builder')
 }
 
+ext {
+    defaultPropertyValue = { name, value, Closure converter = null ->
+        if (!ext.has(name)) ext.set(name, converter == null ? value : converter.call(value))
+        else if (converter) ext.set(name, converter.call(ext.get(name)))
+        ext.get(name)
+    }
+
+    loadDefaultPropertiesFromFile = {fileName ->
+        file("$fileName").withInputStream { 
+            def props = new Properties()
+            props.load(it)
+
+            for (key in props.keys()) {
+                defaultPropertyValue(key, props.getProperty(key))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    defaultProjectPropertyValue = { proj, name, value, Closure converter = null ->
+        if (!proj.ext.has(name)) proj.ext.set(name, converter == null ? value : converter.call(value))
+        else if (converter) proj.ext.set(name, converter.call(proj.ext.get(name)))
+        proj.ext.get(name)
+    }
+
+    loadDefaultProjectPropertiesFromFile = {proj, fileName ->
+        file("$fileName").withInputStream { 
+            def props = new Properties()
+            props.load(it)
+
+            for (key in props.keys()) {
+                defaultProjectPropertyValue(proj, key, props.getProperty(key))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+loadDefaultPropertiesFromFile("$projectDir/default.properties")
+
 docker {
     registryCredentials {
         if (project.hasProperty('dockerRegistry')) {
             url = project.dockerRegistry
         }
-        if (project.hasProperty('dockerRegistryUsername'))
+
+        if (project.hasProperty('registryUsername'))
         {
-            username = project.dockerRegistryUsername
+            username = project.registryUsername
         }
 
-        if (project.hasProperty('dockerRegistryPassword'))
+        if (project.hasProperty('registryPassword'))
         {
-            password = project.dockerRegistryPassword
+            password = project.registryPassword
         }
     }
 }
@@ -187,32 +226,36 @@ task copyDockerBuildCtx(type: Sync) {
     from shadowJar
 }
 
-task dockerDebianImage(type: DockerBuildImage, group: 'Docker', description: 'Build cass-config-builder based on Debian') {
+task buildDebianContainers(type: DockerBuildImage, group: 'Docker', description: 'Build cass-config-builder based on Debian') {
     dependsOn copyDockerBuildCtx
+
     inputDir = copyDockerBuildCtx.destinationDir
-    dockerFile = new File(inputDir.get().asFile, "debian.Dockerfile")
+    dockerFile = file "$buildDir/docker/debian.Dockerfile"
     labels.put("release", "${version}")
-    images.add("${imagePrefix}/cass-config-builder:${version}")
+    images.add "$dockerRegistry/cass-config-builder:$imageVersion-$release"
+    images.add "$dockerRegistry/cass-config-builder:$imageVersion"
 }
 
-task dockerRedHatImage(type: DockerBuildImage, group: 'Docker', description: 'Build cass-config-builder based on Red Hat') {
+task buildRedHatContainers(type: DockerBuildImage, group: 'Docker', description: 'Build cass-config-builder based on Red Hat') {
     dependsOn copyDockerBuildCtx
+
     inputDir = copyDockerBuildCtx.destinationDir
-    dockerFile = new File(inputDir.get().asFile, "redhat.Dockerfile")
+    dockerFile = file "$buildDir/docker/redhat.Dockerfile"
     labels.put("release", "${version}")
-    images.add("${imagePrefix}/cass-config-builder:${version}-ubi7")
+    images.add "$dockerRegistry/cass-config-builder:$imageVersion-ubi7-$release"
+    images.add "$dockerRegistry/cass-config-builder:$imageVersion-ubi7"
 }
 
-task dockerImages(group: 'Docker', description: 'Build cass-config-builder docker images') {
-    dependsOn dockerDebianImage
-    dependsOn dockerRedHatImage
+task buildContainers(group: 'Docker', description: 'Build cass-config-builder docker images') {
+    dependsOn buildDebianContainers
+    dependsOn buildRedHatContainers
 }
 
 task pushDockerImages(type: DockerPushImage, group: 'Docker', description: "Push Docker image to registry specified with 'dockerRegistry' property") {
-    dependsOn dockerDebianImage, dockerRedHatImage
+    dependsOn buildDebianContainers, buildRedHatContainers
 
-    images.addAll(dockerDebianImage.images.getOrNull().asList())
-    images.addAll(dockerRedHatImage.images.getOrNull().asList())
+    images.addAll(buildDebianContainers.images.getOrNull().asList())
+    images.addAll(buildRedHatContainers.images.getOrNull().asList())
 }
 
 clojureRepl {
@@ -220,9 +263,9 @@ clojureRepl {
     // add extracted server functions to the classpath
     classpath += sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
     forkOptions {
-        jvmArgs << "-D${project.name}.version=$version"
+        jvmArgs << "-D${project.name}.version=$imageVersion"
     }
 }
 
-assemble.dependsOn dockerImages
+assemble.dependsOn buildContainers
 check.dependsOn assemble
diff --git a/default.properties b/default.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11fe8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ubiBaseTag=7.8
+imageVersion=1.0.3
+release=1
+dockerRegistry=datastax
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e5da060..67850ac 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -2,31 +2,3 @@
 // Please see the included license file for details.
 
 rootProject.name = 'cass-config-builder'
-
-/*
-The credentials are provided typically in 'gradle.properties' in the project root.
-If needed, the repo location and the credentials could be changed.
-Place the values in 'gradle.properties' or pass them via the command line with -P switches.
-*/
-
-def propertyExists(name) {
-    settings.hasProperty(name) || System.properties[(name)] != null
-}
-def propertiesExist(names) {
-    names.every { propertyExists(it)}
-}
-def propertyValue(name) {
-    settings.hasProperty(name) ? settings.getProperty(name) : System.properties[(name)]
-}
-
-if (propertiesExist(['mavenRepositoryUsername', 'mavenRepositoryPassword'])) {
-    def repoUrl = propertyValue('mavenRepositoryUrl')
-    def repoUsername = propertyValue('mavenRepositoryUsername')
-    def repoPassword = propertyValue('mavenRepositoryPassword')
-
-    gradle.beforeProject { proj ->
-        proj.ext.repoUrl = repoUrl
-        proj.ext.repoUsername = repoUsername
-        proj.ext.repoPassword = repoPassword
-    }
-}