diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index dc757773..3372b3ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - "!**_test.go" # exclude test files to ignore unit test changes
       - "test/**" # include test files in e2e again
       - "!**.md"
+      - "examples/**"
       - ".github/workflows/e2e.yaml"
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa839268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  publish-image:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') == true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write # This is the key for OIDC cosign!
+      packages: write
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@main
+        with:
+          cosign-release: "v2.0.2"
+      - id: get_version
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo $GITHUB_REF | sed -nE 's!refs/tags/!!p')
+          echo "::set-output name=release_version::$RELEASE_VERSION"
+      - name: Get Docker tags
+        id: docker_meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/loft-sh/rancher-nodeless-plugin
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - name: Login to ghcr.io
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: loft-sh
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Build and push the hooks
+        working-directory: ./examples/hooks
+        id: docker_build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          file: Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: "ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-example-hooks:${{steps.get_version.outputs.release_version}}"
+          labels: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
+      - name: Images digests for 
+        run: echo ${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.digest }}
+      - name: Build and push the bootstrap
+        id: docker_build
+        working-directory: ./examples/bootstrap-with-deployment
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          file: Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: "ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-example-bootstrap-bootstrap-with-deployment:${{steps.get_version.outputs.release_version}}"
+          labels: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
+      - name: Images digests for bootstrap
+        run: echo ${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.digest }}
+      - name: Build and push import secret
+        working-directory: ./examples/import-secrets
+        id: docker_build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          file: Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: "ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-example-import-secrets:${{steps.get_version.outputs.release_version}}"
+          labels: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
+      - name: Images digests for import secret
+        run: echo ${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.digest }}
+      - name: Build and push crd sync
+        working-directory: ./examples/crd-sync
+        id: docker_build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          file: Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: "ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-example-crd-sync:${{steps.get_version.outputs.release_version}}"
+          labels: ${{ steps.docker_meta.outputs.labels }}
+      - name: Images digests for crd sync
+        run: echo ${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.digest }}
+
diff --git a/examples/bootstrap-with-deployment/Dockerfile b/examples/bootstrap-with-deployment/Dockerfile
index f914edf0..db3a00f5 100644
--- a/examples/bootstrap-with-deployment/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/bootstrap-with-deployment/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.21.5 as builder
+FROM golang:1.22.2 as builder
 
 # Make sure we use go modules
 WORKDIR vcluster
diff --git a/examples/bootstrap-with-deployment/plugin.yaml b/examples/bootstrap-with-deployment/plugin.yaml
index 7274f8f7..b72eeb9a 100644
--- a/examples/bootstrap-with-deployment/plugin.yaml
+++ b/examples/bootstrap-with-deployment/plugin.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Plugin Definition below. This is essentially a valid helm values file that will be merged
 # with the other vcluster values during vcluster create or helm install.
-plugin:
+plugins:
   bootstrap-with-deployment:
-    version: v2
     image: ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-example-bootstrap-with-deployment:v4
     imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
diff --git a/examples/crd-sync/Dockerfile b/examples/crd-sync/Dockerfile
index f914edf0..db3a00f5 100644
--- a/examples/crd-sync/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/crd-sync/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.21.5 as builder
+FROM golang:1.22.2 as builder
 
 # Make sure we use go modules
 WORKDIR vcluster
diff --git a/examples/crd-sync/plugin.yaml b/examples/crd-sync/plugin.yaml
index f2f043a7..faefa21c 100644
--- a/examples/crd-sync/plugin.yaml
+++ b/examples/crd-sync/plugin.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Plugin Definition below. This is essentially a valid helm values file that will be merged
 # with the other vcluster values during vcluster create or helm install.
-plugin:
+plugins:
   crd-sync:
-    version: v2
     image: ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-example-crd-sync:v3
     imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     rbac:
@@ -21,4 +20,4 @@ plugin:
 # resource definitions.
 rbac:
   clusterRole:
-    create: true
\ No newline at end of file
+    enabled: true
diff --git a/examples/hooks/Dockerfile b/examples/hooks/Dockerfile
index c9f439bb..772996b0 100644
--- a/examples/hooks/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/hooks/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.21.5 as builder
+FROM golang:1.22.2 as builder
 
 # Make sure we use go modules
 WORKDIR vcluster
diff --git a/examples/hooks/plugin.yaml b/examples/hooks/plugin.yaml
index 0ec6f2a2..972d6206 100644
--- a/examples/hooks/plugin.yaml
+++ b/examples/hooks/plugin.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Plugin Definition below. This is essentially a valid helm values file that will be merged
 # with the other vcluster values during vcluster create or helm install.
-plugin:
+plugins:
   hooks:
-    version: v2
     image: ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-example-hooks:v1
-    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
\ No newline at end of file
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
diff --git a/examples/import-secrets/Dockerfile b/examples/import-secrets/Dockerfile
index c9f439bb..772996b0 100644
--- a/examples/import-secrets/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/import-secrets/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.21.5 as builder
+FROM golang:1.22.2 as builder
 
 # Make sure we use go modules
 WORKDIR vcluster
diff --git a/examples/import-secrets/plugin.yaml b/examples/import-secrets/plugin.yaml
index 91b46626..d2ec4580 100644
--- a/examples/import-secrets/plugin.yaml
+++ b/examples/import-secrets/plugin.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Plugin Definition below. This is essentially a valid helm values file that will be merged
 # with the other vcluster values during vcluster create or helm install.
-plugin:
+plugins:
   import-secrets:
-    version: v2
     image: ghcr.io/loft-sh/vcluster-example-import-secrets:v1
-    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
\ No newline at end of file
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent