diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch.yml b/.github/workflows/branch.yml
index 069066a0c..83f703c4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./core/
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/ppc64le,linux/s390x,linux/arm/v7
-          push: true
+          push: true # push all images built
+          pull: true # pull all required images before building
           tags: softinstigate/restheart-snapshot:${{steps.vars.outputs.SHA}}
 
       - name: Build and Push GraalVM Docker image
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./core/
           file: ./core/Dockerfile.graalvm
-          push: true
+          push: true # push all images built
+          pull: true # pull all required images before building
           tags: softinstigate/restheart-snapshot:${{steps.vars.outputs.SHA}}-graalvm
 
       - name: Build and Push distroless docker image
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./core/
           file: ./core/Dockerfile.distroless
-          push: true
+          push: true # push all images built
+          pull: true # pull all required images before building
           tags: softinstigate/restheart-snapshot:${{steps.vars.outputs.SHA}}-distroless
 
       - name: Import private gpg key
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tags.yml b/.github/workflows/tags.yml
index 54136a0b7..f8d408cc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tags.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tags.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./core/
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/ppc64le,linux/s390x,linux/arm/v7
-          push: true
+          push: true # push all images built
+          pull: true # pull all required images before building
           tags: softinstigate/restheart:latest,softinstigate/restheart:7,softinstigate/restheart:7.4,softinstigate/restheart:${{steps.vars.outputs.VERSION}}
 
       - name: Build and Push GraalVM Docker image
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./core/
           file: ./core/Dockerfile.graalvm
-          push: true
+          push: true # push all images built
+          pull: true # pull all required images before building
           tags: softinstigate/restheart:graalvm,softinstigate/restheart:latest-graalvm,softinstigate/restheart:7-graalvm,softinstigate/restheart:7.4-graalvm,softinstigate/restheart:${{steps.vars.outputs.VERSION}}-graalvm
 
       - name: Build and Push distroless docker image
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./core/
           file: ./core/Dockerfile.distroless
-          push: true
+          push: true # push all images built
+          pull: true # pull all required images before building
           tags: softinstigate/restheart:distroless,softinstigate/restheart:latest-distroless,softinstigate/restheart:7-distroless,softinstigate/restheart:7.4-distroless,softinstigate/restheart:${{steps.vars.outputs.VERSION}}-distroless
 
       - name: Upload GitHub release