diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d339b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: CI/CD Pipeline
+
+on:
+    push:
+        tags:
+            - "*"
+
+jobs:
+    release:
+        name: Build and Release
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+            - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+              uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+            - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+              uses: docker/login-action@v2
+              with:
+                  username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
+                  password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
+            - name: Extract tag name
+              id: get-tag
+              run: echo "TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+            - name: Install Go
+              uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+              with:
+                  go-version: 1.23.1
+
+            - name: Update version in main.go
+              run: |
+                  TAG=${{ env.TAG }}
+                  if [ -f main.go ]; then
+                    sed -i 's/Newt version replaceme/Newt version '"$TAG"'/' main.go
+                    echo "Updated main.go with version $TAG"
+                  else
+                    echo "main.go not found"
+                  fi
+
+            - name: Build and push Docker images
+              run: |
+                  TAG=${{ env.TAG }}
+                  make docker-build-release tag=$TAG
+
+            - name: Build binaries
+              run: |
+                  make go-build-release
+
+            - name: Upload artifacts from /bin
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+              with:
+                  name: binaries
+                  path: bin/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b895de1..3dbb196 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 
 all: build push
 
+docker-build-release:
+	@if [ -z "$(tag)" ]; then \
+		echo "Error: tag is required. Usage: make build-all tag=<tag>"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	docker buildx build --platform linux/arm64,linux/amd64 -t fosrl/newt:latest -f Dockerfile --push .
+	docker buildx build --platform linux/arm64,linux/amd64 -t fosrl/newt:$(tag) -f Dockerfile --push .
+
 build:
 	docker build -t fosrl/newt:latest .
 
@@ -13,12 +21,12 @@ test:
 local: 
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o newt
 
-release:
+go-build-release:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -o bin/newt_linux_arm64
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o bin/newt_linux_amd64
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -o bin/newt_darwin_arm64
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o bin/newt_darwin_amd64
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o newt_windows_amd64.bin/exe
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o bin/newt_windows_amd64.exe
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 go build -o bin/newt_freebsd_amd64
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=arm64 go build -o bin/newt_freebsd_arm64
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bff80ac..786ecbd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -283,17 +283,21 @@ func main() {
 	if logLevel == "" {
 		flag.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", "INFO", "Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL)")
 	}
+
+	// do a --version check
+	version := flag.Bool("version", false, "Print the version")
+
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if *version {
+		fmt.Println("Newt version replaceme")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	logger.Init()
 	loggerLevel := parseLogLevel(logLevel)
 	logger.GetLogger().SetLevel(parseLogLevel(logLevel))
 
-	// Validate required fields
-	if endpoint == "" || id == "" || secret == "" {
-		logger.Fatal("endpoint, id, and secret are required either via CLI flags or environment variables")
-	}
-
 	// parse the mtu string into an int
 	mtuInt, err = strconv.Atoi(mtu)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/proxy/manager.go b/proxy/manager.go
index 92218fa..b6c521b 100644
--- a/proxy/manager.go
+++ b/proxy/manager.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -279,6 +280,22 @@ func (pm *ProxyManager) handleUDPProxy(conn *gonet.UDPConn, targetAddr string) {
 			if !pm.running {
 				return
 			}
+
+			// Check for connection closed conditions
+			if err == io.EOF || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") {
+				logger.Info("UDP connection closed, stopping proxy handler")
+
+				// Clean up existing client connections
+				clientsMutex.Lock()
+				for _, targetConn := range clientConns {
+					targetConn.Close()
+				}
+				clientConns = nil
+				clientsMutex.Unlock()
+
+				return
+			}
+
 			logger.Error("Error reading UDP packet: %v", err)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/websocket/client.go b/websocket/client.go
index 879a109..8a7d3f9 100644
--- a/websocket/client.go
+++ b/websocket/client.go
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ func (c *Client) establishConnection() error {
 	go c.readPump()
 
 	if c.onConnect != nil {
+		err := c.saveConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("Failed to save config: %v", err)
+		}
 		if err := c.onConnect(); err != nil {
 			logger.Error("OnConnect callback failed: %v", err)
 		}