diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c706aa0..0000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-registries:
-  github-emma:
-    type: git
-    url: https://github.com
-    username: x-access-token
-    password: ${{secrets.PAT}}
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: daily
-  - package-ecosystem: pip
-    directory: "/"
-    insecure-external-code-execution: allow
-    versioning-strategy: lockfile-only
-    registries:
-      - github-emma
-    schedule:
-      interval: daily
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
index 8993111..3185963 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
 
     steps:
+      - name: Get latest release tag
+        id: release-tag
+        uses: rez0n/actions-github-release@main
+        env:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          type: "stable"
+
+      - name: Define image tag
+        id: image-tag
+        env:
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.release-tag.outputs.release }}
+        run: |
+          IMAGE_TAG=$(echo "$RELEASE_VERSION" | cut -d v -f 2)
+          IMAGE_TAG=$(echo "$IMAGE_TAG$TORCH_VERSION_SUFFIX" | tr + -)
+          echo "tag=$IMAGE_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Check out the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -44,8 +61,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}
           tags: |
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', 'main') }}
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+            type=raw,value=${{steps.image-tag.outputs.tag}},enable=${{ github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', 'main') }}
+            type=raw,value=${{steps.image-tag.outputs.tag}},enable={{is_default_branch}}
 
       - name: Build and push image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
@@ -58,15 +75,3 @@ jobs:
             BASE_IMAGE_NAME=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/{{ env.BASE_IMAGE }}
             BUILDER_IMAGE_NAME=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/{{ env.BUILDER_IMAGE }}
             TORCH_VERSION_SUFFIX=${{ matrix.torch_version_suffix }}
-
-      - name: Build, tag, and push the docker image
-        env:
-          REGISTRY: ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}
-          BASE_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/emma/base
-          BUILDER_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/emma/builder
-          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.release-tag.outputs.release }}
-          TORCH_VERSION_SUFFIX: ${{ matrix.torch_version_suffix }}
-        run: |
-          IMAGE_TAG=$(echo "$RELEASE_VERSION" | cut -d v -f 2)
-          IMAGE_TAG=$(echo "$IMAGE_TAG$TORCH_VERSION_SUFFIX" | tr + -)
-          docker build --build-arg BUILDER_IMAGE_NAME --build-arg BASE_IMAGE_NAME --build-arg TORCH_VERSION_SUFFIX --push -t $REGISTRY/$REPOSITORY:$IMAGE_TAG .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
index 3bb0338..2287e35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous_integration.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   changes:
     name: Check for Python file changes
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     outputs:
       python: ${{steps.filter.outputs.python}}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Type check Python
     needs: [changes]
     if: ${{needs.changes.outputs.python == 'true' && !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint Python
     needs: [changes]
     if: ${{needs.changes.outputs.python == 'true' && !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
 
   format:
     name: Format
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
index 0748930..2c917a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   main:
     name: Validate PR title
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Validate PR title
         uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 226d034..518bd6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   changes:
     name: Check for Python file changes
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     outputs:
       python: ${{steps.filter.outputs.python}}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: bash
 
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [changes]
     if: ${{needs.changes.outputs.python == 'true' && !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     steps: