diff --git a/.github/workflows/automated-release-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/automated-release-workflow.yml
index 9779e5b49..86e8e13b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automated-release-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated-release-workflow.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "SHORT_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA::12}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo $SHORT_SHA
-   
-    - name: Get current date
-      id: date
-      run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')"
 
     - name: Configure Docker Credentials
       uses: docker/login-action@v1
@@ -76,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Make Package
       run: |
         build/package.sh
+        docker images
   
     - name: Upload Release Artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
@@ -97,11 +94,15 @@ jobs:
         tag: "${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}"
         draft: true
 
-    - name: Tag Splunk Operator Image
+    - name: Promote LATEST Splunk Operator Image to Release TAG
+      run: |
+        docker tag splunk/splunk-operator:latest splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}
+
+    - name: Tag Splunk Operator Image if not same as release tag
       if: github.event.inputs.release_version != github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag
       run: |
         docker tag splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }} splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag }}
 
-    - name: Tag and Push release RC Image
+    - name: Push Release Image
       run: |
         docker push splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-push-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-push-workflow.yml
index f76aeae62..18507b3a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-push-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-push-workflow.yml
@@ -246,6 +246,14 @@ jobs:
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PUSH_TOKEN}}
+    - name: Configure AWS credentials
+      uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+      with:
+        aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+        aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+    - name: Login to Amazon ECR
+      uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v1
     - name: Pull Splunk Operator Image Locally
       run: |
         docker pull ${{ secrets.ECR_REPOSITORY }}/${{ env.SPLUNK_OPERATOR_IMAGE_NAME }}:$GITHUB_SHA