diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 205707a59b..c997ee3cb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -1,43 +1,43 @@
-name: Check
+name: Pull Request Workflow
 
-# XXX disabled for now because we use Jenkins still, but at the time this was tested it was functional
-# on:
-#   pull_request:
-#     branches: [ master ]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '*'  # Trigger on all branches for pull requests
 
 jobs:
-  check:
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    # Note: Actually we don't need Maven CLI, only Java 17, but this may have additional benefits due to the Maven cache
-    - name: Setup Maven
-      uses: s4u/setup-maven-action@v1.5.1
-      with:
-        java-version: 17
-        java-distribution: temurin
-        maven-version: 3.8.6
-
-    - name: Clean
-      run: ./build.sh clean
-      working-directory: ./build
-
-    - name: Test (commitStage)
-      run: ./build.sh commitStage
-      # run: ./build.sh integrationStage
-      working-directory: ./build
-
-      # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/junit-report-action
-    - name: Publish Test Report
-      uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v3
-      if: always() # always run even if the previous step fails
-      with:
-        report_paths: 'build/target/testReports/*.xml'
-
-      # TODO allure report?
-      # build/target/allure-results
-
-      # TODO archive logs?
-      # build/target/testReports/*.out,build/target/testReports/*.err
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Maven
+        uses: s4u/setup-maven-action@v1.5.1
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          java-distribution: temurin
+          maven-version: 3.8.6
+
+      - name: Clean
+        run: ./build.sh clean
+        working-directory: ./build
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: ./build.sh commitStage
+        working-directory: ./build
+      
+      - name: Publish Test Report
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v4
+        if: always() # always run even if the previous step fails
+        with:
+          # fail if there are no test results
+          require_tests: true
+
+          # Workaround for check that is additionally created being associated
+          # to the wrong workflow/run. Instead no additional check is created.
+          # See https://github.com/mikepenz/action-junit-report/issues/40
+          annotate_only: true
+          detailed_summary: true  
+          report_paths: 'build/target/testReports/*.xml' 
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ceace2013e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+name: Master Branch Workflow
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      #- master  # Trigger on pushes to the master branch
+      - build/ING-4164
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Maven
+        uses: s4u/setup-maven-action@v1.5.1
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          java-distribution: temurin
+          maven-version: 3.8.6
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Clean
+        run: ./build.sh clean
+        working-directory: ./build
+
+      - name: Run Maven with custom options
+        run: mvn clean verify  
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: ./build.sh commitStage
+        working-directory: ./build
+
+      - name: Product
+        run: ./build.sh product --arch x86_64 --os linux HALE
+             ./build.sh product --arch x86_64 --os windows HALE
+             ./build.sh product --arch x86_64 --os macosx HALE
+             ./build.sh product --arch x86_64 --os linux --publish Infocenter
+        working-directory: ./build    
+
+      - name: Install AWS CLI
+        uses: unfor19/install-aws-cli-action@v1
+        with:
+          version: 1
+
+      - name: Update site
+        env:
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.BUILD_ARCHIVE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.BUILD_ARCHIVE_SECRET_KEY }}
+        run: ./upload-site.sh
+        working-directory: ./build    
+
+      - name: Deploy Artifacts
+        run: ./build.sh deployArtifacts
+        working-directory: ./build   
+
+      - name: Publish Test Report
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v4
+        if: always() # always run even if the previous step fails
+        with:
+          # fail if there are no test results
+          require_tests: true
+
+          # Workaround for check that is additionally created being associated
+          # to the wrong workflow/run. Instead no additional check is created.
+          # See https://github.com/mikepenz/action-junit-report/issues/40
+          annotate_only: true
+          detailed_summary: true  
+          report_paths: 'build/target/testReports/*.xml' 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..454b26c47c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: Release Branch Workflow
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - release/*  # Trigger on pushes to the master branch
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Maven
+        uses: s4u/setup-maven-action@v1.5.1
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          java-distribution: temurin
+          maven-version: 3.8.6
+
+      - name: Clean
+        run: ./build.sh clean
+        working-directory: ./build
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: ./build.sh integrationStage
+        working-directory: ./build
+
+      - name: Product
+        run: ./build.sh product --arch x86_64 --os linux HALE
+             ./build.sh product --arch x86_64 --os windows HALE
+             ./build.sh product --arch x86_64 --os macosx HALE
+             ./build.sh product --arch x86_64 --os linux --publish Infocenter
+        working-directory: ./build    
+
+      - name: Update site
+        run: ./upload-site.sh
+        working-directory: ./build    
+
+      - name: Deploy Artifacts
+        run: ./build.sh deployArtifacts
+        working-directory: ./build   
+
+      - name: Publish Test Report
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v4
+        if: always() # always run even if the previous step fails
+        with:
+          # fail if there are no test results
+          require_tests: true
+
+          # Workaround for check that is additionally created being associated
+          # to the wrong workflow/run. Instead no additional check is created.
+          # See https://github.com/mikepenz/action-junit-report/issues/40
+          annotate_only: true
+          detailed_summary: true  
+          report_paths: 'build/target/testReports/*.xml' 
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diff --git a/hale-docker.conf b/hale-docker.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..492cfcc983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hale-docker.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+global {
+  dockerHost="unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+}
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