diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-pull-request-create.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-pull-request-create.yml
index 8bd37f8..c4c84bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-pull-request-create.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-pull-request-create.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-name: (Auto) Pull Request Create
+name: (Automatic) Pull Request Create
 
 on:
   push:
     branches-ignore:
       - master
       - main
+      - release/**
       - dependabot/**
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release-create.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release-create.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0922cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release-create.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: (Automatic) Release Create
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_branch:
+        description: Release branch to publish from (e.g. release/v1.3.0)
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+        type: string
+      release_version:
+        description: Explicit release version override (e.g. v1.3.0)
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  call:
+    uses: devops-infra/.github/.github/workflows/reusable-auto-release-create.yml@v1
+    with:
+      profile: dockerized
+      release-branch: ${{ inputs.release_branch }}
+      release-version: ${{ inputs.release_version }}
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-release-branch-prepare.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-release-branch-prepare.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81e7b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-release-branch-prepare.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: (Manual) Release Branch Prepare
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      type:
+        description: Bump type
+        required: false
+        default: patch
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+          - set
+      version:
+        description: Explicit version when type="set" (e.g., v1.2.3)
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+      build_only:
+        description: Build and push artifacts without version bump
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  packages: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  call:
+    uses: devops-infra/.github/.github/workflows/reusable-manual-release-branch-prepare.yml@v1
+    with:
+      bump-type: ${{ inputs.type }}
+      explicit-version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      build-and-push-only: ${{ inputs.build_only }}
+      profile: dockerized
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 274f060..22f7e67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Intellij
-/.idea/
+.idea/
 *.iml
 
 # Custom
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@
 .envrc
 .env
 .tmp
+
+# Python
+build/
+dist/
+*.egg-info/
+*.pyc
+__py
diff --git a/Taskfile.cicd.yml b/Taskfile.cicd.yml
index f32386f..a997bcd 100644
--- a/Taskfile.cicd.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.cicd.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 version: '3'
-
 silent: true
-
 vars:
   PR_TEMPLATE: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devops-infra/.github/refs/tags/v1/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
   CONFIGS_BASE_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devops-infra/.github/refs/tags/v1/templates/dockerized/configs
   TASKFILES_BASE_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devops-infra/.github/refs/tags/v1/templates/dockerized/taskfiles
-
 tasks:
   pre-commit:
     desc: Run all pre-commit hooks
@@ -29,34 +26,12 @@ tasks:
   lint:actionlint:
     desc: Lint GitHub Actions workflows with actionlint
     cmds:
-      - |
-        echo "▶️ Running actionlint..."
-        set +e
-        docker run --rm -i -v "$PWD:/work" -w /work rhysd/actionlint:latest -color
-        rc=$?
-        set -e
-        if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ]; then
-          echo "✅ actionlint passed"
-        else
-          echo "❌ actionlint failed"
-          exit $rc
-        fi
+      - task: scripts:lint:actionlint
 
   lint:hadolint:
     desc: Lint Dockerfile with hadolint
     cmds:
-      - |
-        echo "▶️ Running hadolint..."
-        set +e
-        docker run --rm -i -v "$PWD:/work" -w /work hadolint/hadolint:latest-debian < Dockerfile
-        rc=$?
-        set -e
-        if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ]; then
-          echo "✅ hadolint passed"
-        else
-          echo "❌ hadolint failed"
-          exit $rc
-        fi
+      - task: scripts:lint:hadolint
 
   lint:shellcheck:
     desc: Lint shell scripts with shellcheck
@@ -66,36 +41,17 @@ tasks:
   lint:yamllint:
     desc: Lint YAML files with yamllint
     cmds:
-      - |
-        echo "▶️ Running yamllint..."
-        set +e
-        docker run --rm -i -v "$PWD:/work" -w /work cytopia/yamllint -c .yamllint.yml .
-        rc=$?
-        set -e
-        if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ]; then
-          echo "✅ yamllint passed"
-        else
-          echo "❌ yamllint failed"
-          exit $rc
-        fi
+      - task: scripts:lint:yamllint
 
   dependency:update:
-    desc: Update repository dependencies not covered by dependabot
+    desc: 'No-op: no dedicated dependency updater configured for this profile'
     cmds:
-      - task: scripts:packages:update
+      - task: scripts:dependency:update
 
   version:set:
     desc: Validate version
     cmds:
-      - |
-        if [ -z "{{.VERSION}}" ]; then
-          echo "❌ ERROR: VERSION is empty"
-          exit 1
-        fi
-        if ! echo "{{.VERSION}}" | grep -Eq '^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
-          echo "❌ ERROR: VERSION '{{.VERSION}}' is not a valid semantic version (expected vX.Y.Z or X.Y.Z)"
-          exit 1
-        fi
+      - task: scripts:version:set
 
   version:update:patch:
     desc: Increment patch version (e.g., 1.2.3 -> 1.2.4)
@@ -115,135 +71,24 @@ tasks:
   version:resolve-next:
     desc: Resolve next version from bump type and profile
     cmds:
-      - |
-        set -eu
-        bump_type="${BUMP_TYPE:-patch}"
-        input_version="${INPUT_VERSION:-}"
-
-        normalize_version() {
-          candidate="${1#v}"
-          if ! printf "%s" "${candidate}" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
-            return 1
-          fi
-          printf "v%s" "${candidate}"
-        }
-
-        current="$(task version:get 2>/dev/null || true)"
-
-        case "$bump_type" in
-          set)
-            [ -n "$input_version" ] || { echo "Missing version for type=set"; exit 1; }
-            next="$(normalize_version "$input_version")" || {
-              echo "Invalid explicit version: $input_version. Expected vX.Y.Z or X.Y.Z"
-              exit 1
-            }
-            ;;
-          patch|minor|major)
-            [ -n "$current" ] || { echo "Current version not found or invalid. Expected vX.Y.Z"; exit 1; }
-            current="$(normalize_version "$current")" || { echo "Current version not found or invalid. Expected vX.Y.Z"; exit 1; }
-            no_v="${current#v}"
-            major="$(printf "%s" "$no_v" | awk -F. '{print $1}')"
-            minor="$(printf "%s" "$no_v" | awk -F. '{print $2}')"
-            patch="$(printf "%s" "$no_v" | awk -F. '{print $3}')"
-            case "$bump_type" in
-              patch) next="v${major}.${minor}.$((patch + 1))" ;;
-              minor) next="v${major}.$((minor + 1)).0" ;;
-              major) next="v$((major + 1)).0.0" ;;
-            esac
-            ;;
-          *)
-            echo "Unknown type: $bump_type"
-            exit 1
-            ;;
-        esac
-
-        printf "%s" "$next"
+      - task: scripts:version:resolve-next
 
   version:tag-release:
     desc: Create set of git tags
     cmds:
-      - |
-        set -eu
-        if (set -o | grep -q pipefail) 2>/dev/null; then set -o pipefail; fi
-
-        REMOTE='origin'
-        FULL='{{.VERSION_FULL}}'
-        MINOR='{{.VERSION_MINOR}}'
-        MAJOR='{{.VERSION_MAJOR}}'
-
-        # Validate vX.Y.Z
-        if ! printf "%s" "$FULL" | grep -Eq '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
-          echo "❌ ERROR: VERSION '$FULL' must match vX.Y.Z" >&2
-          exit 1
-        fi
-
-        tag_sha() { git rev-parse "refs/tags/$1" 2>/dev/null || true; }
-        remote_tag_sha() { git ls-remote --tags "$REMOTE" "refs/tags/$1" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}' || true; }
-
-        echo "ℹ️ INFO: Tags - Full: $FULL | Minor: $MINOR | Major: $MAJOR"
-
-        # Full tag: must NOT exist on remote; fail fast if it does
-        full_remote_sha="$(remote_tag_sha "$FULL")"
-        if [ -n "$full_remote_sha" ]; then
-          echo "❌ ERROR: Full tag '$FULL' already exists on remote; aborting" >&2
-          exit 1
-        fi
-
-        # Create full tag locally (if missing) and push
-        if git rev-parse --quiet --verify "refs/tags/$FULL" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-          echo "ℹ️ INFO: Full tag '$FULL' exists locally but not on remote; pushing"
-        else
-          echo "ℹ️ INFO: Creating full tag '$FULL'"
-          git tag --annotate "$FULL" --message "$FULL"
-        fi
-        git push "$REMOTE" "refs/tags/$FULL"
-        echo "✅ OK: Pushed full tag '$FULL'"
-
-        # Minor tag: create or update
-        git tag --force --annotate "$MINOR" --message "$FULL"
-        minor_local_sha="$(tag_sha "$MINOR")"
-        minor_remote_sha="$(remote_tag_sha "$MINOR")"
-        if [ -z "$minor_remote_sha" ]; then
-          git push "$REMOTE" "refs/tags/$MINOR"
-          echo "✅ OK: Created and pushed minor tag '$MINOR' -> $minor_local_sha"
-        else
-          if [ "$minor_local_sha" != "$minor_remote_sha" ]; then
-            echo "⚠️ WARN: Updating remote minor tag '$MINOR' to $minor_local_sha (was $minor_remote_sha)"
-            git push --force "$REMOTE" "refs/tags/$MINOR"
-          else
-            echo "ℹ️ INFO: Minor tag '$MINOR' already up-to-date"
-          fi
-        fi
-
-        # Major tag: create or update
-        git tag --force --annotate "$MAJOR" --message "$FULL"
-        major_local_sha="$(tag_sha "$MAJOR")"
-        major_remote_sha="$(remote_tag_sha "$MAJOR")"
-        if [ -z "$major_remote_sha" ]; then
-          git push "$REMOTE" "refs/tags/$MAJOR"
-          echo "✅ OK: Created and pushed major tag '$MAJOR' -> $major_local_sha"
-        else
-          if [ "$major_local_sha" != "$major_remote_sha" ]; then
-            echo "⚠️ WARN: Updating remote major tag '$MAJOR' to $major_local_sha (was $major_remote_sha)"
-            git push --force "$REMOTE" "refs/tags/$MAJOR"
-          else
-            echo "ℹ️ INFO: Major tag '$MAJOR' already up-to-date"
-          fi
-        fi
+      - task: scripts:version:tag-release
 
   git:get-pr-template:
     desc: Get pull request template
     cmds:
-      - mkdir -p .tmp
-      - curl -LsS {{.PR_TEMPLATE}} -o .tmp/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+      - task: scripts:git:get-pr-template
 
   git:set-config:
     desc: Set git user config
     cmds:
-      - git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-      - git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+      - task: scripts:git:set-config
 
   version:get:
     desc: Get current version
     cmds:
-      - echo "{{.VERSION}}"
+      - task: scripts:version:get
diff --git a/Taskfile.docker.yml b/Taskfile.docker.yml
index 1407f3b..f0f0baa 100644
--- a/Taskfile.docker.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.docker.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ tasks:
   docker:cmds:
     desc: Show full docker build command
     cmds:
-      - echo -e '{{.DOCKER_BUILD_START}} {{.DOCKER_BUILD_FINISH}}' | {{.SED}} 's/--/ \\\n  --/g'
+      - echo -e '{{.DOCKER_BUILD_START}} {{.DOCKER_BUILD_FINISH}}' | {{.SED}} 's/--/ \\\n+  --/g'
 
   docker:build:
     desc: Build Docker image
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ tasks:
         rc=$?
         set -e
 
-        # Validate that docker inspect returned a non-empty array with an Id
         has_local=0
         if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ] && [ -n "$image_inspect_out" ]; then
           if echo "$image_inspect_out" | jq -e 'type=="array" and (length > 0) and \
diff --git a/Taskfile.scripts.yml b/Taskfile.scripts.yml
index 7aded7f..6dd8909 100644
--- a/Taskfile.scripts.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.scripts.yml
@@ -45,11 +45,23 @@ tasks:
 
   lint:shellcheck:
     desc: Lint shell scripts with shellcheck
+    shell: bash
     cmds:
       - |
         echo "▶️ Running shellcheck..."
+        mapfile -t files < <(git ls-files '*.sh')
+        existing_files=()
+        for f in "${files[@]}"; do
+          if [ -f "$f" ]; then
+            existing_files+=("$f")
+          fi
+        done
+        if [ "${#existing_files[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "ℹ️ No shell scripts found, skipping shellcheck"
+          exit 0
+        fi
         set +e
-        docker run --rm -i -v "$PWD:/work" -w /work koalaman/shellcheck:stable -x -S style entrypoint.sh
+        docker run --rm -i -v "$PWD:/work" -w /work koalaman/shellcheck:stable -x -S style -- "${existing_files[@]}"
         rc=$?
         set -e
         if [ "$rc" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -75,11 +87,19 @@ tasks:
           exit $rc
         fi
 
+  dependency:update:
+    desc: 'No-op: no dedicated dependency updater configured for this profile'
+    cmds:
+      - |
+        echo "INFO: No dedicated dependency updater configured for this repository profile."
+        echo "INFO: Dependabot handles GitHub Actions and package metadata updates."
+        echo "INFO: Keep this task as a safe no-op until a repo-specific dependency updater is defined."
+
   git:get-pr-template:
     desc: Get pull request template
     cmds:
       - mkdir -p .tmp
-      - curl -LsS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devops-infra/.github/refs/tags/v1/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md -o .tmp/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+      - curl -LsS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devops-infra/.github/master/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md -o .tmp/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
 
   git:set-config:
     desc: Set git user config
@@ -231,10 +251,6 @@ tasks:
           echo "❌ ERROR: VERSION is empty"
           exit 1
         fi
-        if ! echo "{{.VERSION}}" | grep -Eq '^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
-          echo "❌ ERROR: VERSION '{{.VERSION}}' is not a valid semantic version (expected vX.Y.Z or X.Y.Z)"
-          exit 1
-        fi
 
   version:update:patch:
     desc: Increment patch version (e.g., 1.2.3 -> 1.2.4)
@@ -251,6 +267,53 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - task version:set VERSION=v{{.NEXT_MAJOR}}.0.0
 
+  version:resolve-next:
+    desc: Resolve next version from bump type and profile
+    cmds:
+      - |
+        set -eu
+        bump_type="${BUMP_TYPE:-patch}"
+        input_version="${INPUT_VERSION:-}"
+
+        normalize_version() {
+          candidate="${1#v}"
+          if ! printf "%s" "${candidate}" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
+            return 1
+          fi
+          printf "v%s" "${candidate}"
+        }
+
+        current="$(task version:get 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+        case "$bump_type" in
+          set)
+            [ -n "$input_version" ] || { echo "Missing version for type=set"; exit 1; }
+            next="$(normalize_version "$input_version")" || {
+              echo "Invalid explicit version: $input_version. Expected vX.Y.Z or X.Y.Z"
+              exit 1
+            }
+            ;;
+          patch|minor|major)
+            [ -n "$current" ] || { echo "Current version not found or invalid. Expected vX.Y.Z"; exit 1; }
+            current="$(normalize_version "$current")" || { echo "Current version not found or invalid. Expected vX.Y.Z"; exit 1; }
+            no_v="${current#v}"
+            major="$(printf "%s" "$no_v" | awk -F. '{print $1}')"
+            minor="$(printf "%s" "$no_v" | awk -F. '{print $2}')"
+            patch="$(printf "%s" "$no_v" | awk -F. '{print $3}')"
+            case "$bump_type" in
+              patch) next="v${major}.${minor}.$((patch + 1))" ;;
+              minor) next="v${major}.$((minor + 1)).0" ;;
+              major) next="v$((major + 1)).0.0" ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
+          *)
+            echo "Unknown type: $bump_type"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        esac
+
+        printf "%s" "$next"
+
   version:tag-release:
     desc: Create set of git tags
     cmds:
diff --git a/alpine-packages.txt b/alpine-packages.txt
index e037727..421e2d0 100644
--- a/alpine-packages.txt
+++ b/alpine-packages.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 bash~=5.3
-docker~=29.1
-make~=4.4
-ncurses~=6.5
-python3~=3.12
-py3-pip~=25.1
+curl
+python3
+py3-pip