diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b12e6d54..168890e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ jobs:
  
       - name: Build and push image
         run: |
-          IMAGE_VERSION="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
+          IMAGE_V_VERSION="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
+          IMAGE_VERSION=${IMAGE_V_VERSION:1}
+
           SHORT_SHA1=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
           PLATFORMS="linux/amd64,linux/ppc64le,linux/arm64"
           echo "Building and pushing version ${IMAGE_VERSION} of image ${IMAGE_NAME}"
diff --git a/github-action/Dockerfile b/github-action/Dockerfile
index ddf7c6e5..d3839f8b 100644
--- a/github-action/Dockerfile
+++ b/github-action/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mikefarah/yq:3
+FROM mikefarah/yq:4.2.0
 
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
diff --git a/release_instructions.txt b/release_instructions.txt
index 1aca267a..5e3d8bf7 100644
--- a/release_instructions.txt
+++ b/release_instructions.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - increment version in version.go
 - increment version in snapcraft.yaml
+- increment version in github-action/Dockerfile
 - make sure local build passes
 - tag git with same version number
 - commit vX tag - this will trigger github actions
diff --git a/scripts/publish-docker.sh b/scripts/publish-docker.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e56afd4f..00000000
--- a/scripts/publish-docker.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -ex
-VERSION="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
-docker build \
-  --target production \
-  --build-arg VERSION=${VERSION} \
-  -t mikefarah/yq:latest \
-  -t mikefarah/yq:${VERSION} \
-  -t mikefarah/yq:4 \
-  .
-
-trivy image mikefarah/yq:${VERSION}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c169aa2d..00000000
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -ex
-GITHUB_TOKEN="${GITHUB_TOKEN:?missing required input \'GITHUB_TOKEN\'}"
-
-CURRENT="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
-PREVIOUS="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --always "${CURRENT}"^)"
-OWNER="mikefarah"
-REPO="yq"
-
-release() {
-    github-release release \
-        --user "$OWNER" \
-        --draft \
-        --repo "$REPO" \
-        --tag "$CURRENT"
-}
-
-
-
-release
-
diff --git a/scripts/upload.sh b/scripts/upload.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7498c2f4..00000000
--- a/scripts/upload.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -ex
-GITHUB_TOKEN="${GITHUB_TOKEN:?missing required input \'GITHUB_TOKEN\'}"
-
-CURRENT="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
-PREVIOUS="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --always "${CURRENT}"^)"
-OWNER="mikefarah"
-REPO="yq"
-
-upload() {
-    mkdir -p ./build-done
-    while IFS=  read -r -d $'\0'; do
-        file=$REPLY
-        BINARY=$(basename "${file}")
-        echo "--> ${BINARY}"
-        github-release upload \
-            --replace \
-            --user "$OWNER" \
-            --repo "$REPO" \
-            --tag "$CURRENT" \
-            --name "${BINARY}" \
-            --file "$file"
-        mv "$file" "./build-done/${BINARY}"
-    done < <(find ./build -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -print0)
-}
-
-
-upload