diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index daf335f0..1f0d9f97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
         go-version: 1.19
 
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Compress
       run: tar -czvf abrootv2.tar.gz abrootv2
 
-    - uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
+    - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
       with:
-        repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-        automatic_release_tag: "continuous"
+        token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+        tag_name: "continuous"
         prerelease: true
-        title: "Continuous Build"
+        name: "Continuous Build"
         files: |
           abrootv2.tar.gz
   sonar:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3aaeafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: goreleaser
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+jobs:
+  goreleaser:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - name: Run GoReleaser
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
+        with:
+          # either 'goreleaser' (default) or 'goreleaser-pro'
+          distribution: goreleaser
+          version: latest
+          args: release --clean
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # Your GoReleaser Pro key, if you are using the 'goreleaser-pro' distribution
+          # GORELEASER_KEY: ${{ secrets.GORELEASER_KEY }}
diff --git a/core/oci.go b/core/oci.go
index 016b7cdf..f2c2ed71 100644
--- a/core/oci.go
+++ b/core/oci.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/containers/buildah"
+	cstypes "github.com/containers/storage/types"
 	"github.com/vanilla-os/abroot/settings"
 	"github.com/vanilla-os/prometheus"
 )
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func FindImageWithLabel(key, value string) (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }
 
-// DeleteImageForRoot retrieves the image created for the provided root ("vos-a"|"vos-b")
+// RetrieveImageForRoot retrieves the image created for the provided root ("vos-a"|"vos-b")
 func RetrieveImageForRoot(root string) (string, error) {
 	PrintVerbose("ApplyInImageForRoot: running...")
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ func DeleteImageForRoot(root string) error {
 	}
 
 	_, err = pt.Store.DeleteImage(image, true)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && err != cstypes.ErrNotAnImage {
 		PrintVerbose("DeleteImageForRoot:err(3): %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/core/packages.go b/core/packages.go
index 6e474775..ed9cb8a1 100644
--- a/core/packages.go
+++ b/core/packages.go
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ func NewPackageManager() *PackageManager {
 		}
 	}
 
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(PackagesBaseDir, PackagesUnstagedFile))
+	if err != nil {
+		err = os.WriteFile(
+			filepath.Join(PackagesBaseDir, PackagesUnstagedFile),
+			[]byte(""),
+			0644,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			PrintVerbose("PackageManager.NewPackageManager:err: " + err.Error())
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &PackageManager{}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/system.go b/core/system.go
index 8368839a..4165a5cf 100644
--- a/core/system.go
+++ b/core/system.go
@@ -453,6 +453,10 @@ func (s *ABSystem) RunOperation(operation ABSystemOperation) error {
 			PrintVerbose("ABSystemRunOperation:err(3.3): %s", err)
 			return err
 		}
+		// Handle case where an image for the current root may not exist in storage
+		if imageName == "" {
+			imageName = settings.Cnf.FullImageName
+		}
 	} else {
 		imageName = strings.Split(settings.Cnf.FullImageName, ":")[0] + "@" + imageDigest
 		labels["ABRoot.BaseImageDigest"] = s.CurImage.Digest