diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-tests.yml
index ba13511..e1f2e92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: build-and-test
+name: general-tests
 
 concurrency:
     group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
@@ -7,46 +7,28 @@ concurrency:
 on: [pull_request]
 
 jobs:
-  build-and-test-build-job:
+  general-tests-job:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         github-server-url: https://github.com/dogusyuksel/cc2640r2f_ble.git
         lfs: true
-    
-    - name: clone docker and linting
-      run: |
-        git clone https://github.com/dogusyuksel/embedded_docker.git docker
-        cp -rf docker/* .
-        git clone https://github.com/dogusyuksel/embedded_linting.git linting
-
-    - name: free space
-      run: |
-        ./free_space.sh
 
-    - name: Login to Docker Hub
-      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+    - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+      id: changes
       with:
-        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-
-    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-    - name: Build Project Docker
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-      with:
-        load: true
-        tags: |
-          ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REPO }}:master
-        context: .
-        file: docker/Dockerfile
-        pull: true
-        push: false
-        provenance: false
+        filters: |
+          version:
+            - 'VERSION'
+          changelog:
+            - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+
+    - name: check version and changelog
+      if: steps.changes.outputs.version == 'false' || steps.changes.outputs.changelog == 'false'
+      run: |
+        exit 1
 
-    - name: Build Check
+    - name: build
       run: |
-        ./docker/sudo_run_docker.sh ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REPO }}:master "cd /workspace && source environment && cd firmware/ble5_simple_peripheral_cc2640r2lp_app && make -C ./FlashROM_StackLibrary/ clean && make -C ./FlashROM_StackLibrary/ all"
+        ./local_actions.sh
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed8a775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+## 1.0.0
+
+- CHANGELOG.md and VERSION added
+- Break THE BIG docker dependency and new tiny Dockerfile created for this project specifically
+- Fixed github actions
+- Added some helper scripts
+
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e014ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+USER root
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get -y upgrade && \
+    apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install \
+        build-essential \
+        git \
+        git-core \
+        git-lfs \
+        python3-dbg \
+        python3-dev \
+        python3-pip \
+        python3-pexpect \
+        python3-git \
+        python3-jinja2 \
+        python3-subunit \
+        vim \
+        cmake \
+        gcc-multilib \
+        g++-multilib \
+        software-properties-common \
+        language-pack-en-base \
+        wget \
+        clang-format \
+        unzip && \
+    apt-get -y clean
+
+RUN git config --global --add safe.directory /workspace
+
+RUN cd / && mkdir thirdparty && \
+    git clone https://github.com/dogusyuksel/embedded_linting.git /thirdparty/linting && \
+    git clone https://github.com/STMicroelectronics/OpenOCD.git /thirdparty/openocd && \
+    git clone https://github.com/dogusyuksel/ti_cc2640r2f_sdk.git /thirdparty/ti_cc2640r2f_sdk
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
+
+WORKDIR /workspace/
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bc4571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+1.0.0
+
diff --git a/docker_ctl.sh b/docker_ctl.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..56e5bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker_ctl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$#" -eq 1 ]; then
+    if [ "$1" = "-h" ]; then
+        echo "USAGE:"
+        echo "    '-b' to build new docker (optional)"
+        echo "    '-c <command>' to run command (optional)"
+        echo "    '-s' to execute docker in root (optional)"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+fi
+
+PWD=`pwd`
+BASENAME=`basename "$PWD"`
+preferred_name=$BASENAME":latest"
+
+# Default values:
+build_docker=false
+is_sudo=false
+command=""
+
+# It's the : after d that signifies that it takes an option argument.
+
+while getopts bsc: opt; do
+    case $opt in
+        b) build_docker=true ;;
+        s) is_sudo=true ;;
+        c) command=$OPTARG ;;
+        *) echo 'error in command line parsing' >&2
+           exit 1
+    esac
+done
+
+shift "$(( OPTIND - 1 ))"
+
+"$build_docker" && echo 'Got the -b option'
+"$is_sudo" && echo 'Got the -s option'
+printf 'Option -c: %s\n' "$command"
+
+if [ "$build_docker" = "true" ]; then
+    docker build -t $preferred_name .
+fi
+
+docker images | grep $BASENAME
+if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "it means there is no built docker, cannot proceed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# here, we probably have the docker, then run it
+
+if [ "$command" != "" ]; then
+    echo "command running"
+    if [ "$is_sudo" = "true" ]; then
+        docker run --rm -t --net=host -v $(pwd):/workspace --entrypoint=/bin/bash $preferred_name -c "$command"
+    else
+        docker run --rm -t --net=host -v $(pwd):/workspace -v /etc/passwd:/etc/passwd:ro -v /etc/group:/etc/group:ro -u $(id -u ${USER}):$(id -g ${USER}) --entrypoint=/bin/bash $preferred_name -c "$command"
+    fi
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# if no command run, lets start the docker for personal use
+if [ "$is_sudo" = "true" ]; then
+    docker run --rm -it --net=host -v $(pwd):/workspace --entrypoint=/bin/bash $preferred_name
+else
+    docker run --rm -it --net=host -v $(pwd):/workspace -v /etc/passwd:/etc/passwd:ro -v /etc/group:/etc/group:ro -u $(id -u ${USER}):$(id -g ${USER}) --entrypoint=/bin/bash $preferred_name
+fi
diff --git a/firmware/ble5_simple_peripheral_cc2640r2lp_app/FlashROM_StackLibrary/makefile b/firmware/ble5_simple_peripheral_cc2640r2lp_app/FlashROM_StackLibrary/makefile
index 09149f1..01a6183 100644
--- a/firmware/ble5_simple_peripheral_cc2640r2lp_app/FlashROM_StackLibrary/makefile
+++ b/firmware/ble5_simple_peripheral_cc2640r2lp_app/FlashROM_StackLibrary/makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ clean:
 	-@echo ' '
 
 linting:
-	../../../linting/format_check.sh ../
+	/thirdparty/linting/format_check.sh /workspace/ble5_simple_peripheral_cc2640r2lp_app/Application
 	-@echo 'Finished linting'
 	-@echo ' '
 
diff --git a/local_actions.sh b/local_actions.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6b3702c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local_actions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# important!! first call must have '-b' option
+./docker_ctl.sh -b -s -c 'cd /workspace && source environment && cd firmware/ble5_simple_peripheral_cc2640r2lp_app && make -C ./FlashROM_StackLibrary/ clean && make -C ./FlashROM_StackLibrary/ all'