diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpine-mainline.yml b/.github/workflows/alpine-mainline.yml
index 59ceeeb..7266bfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpine-mainline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpine-mainline.yml
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "release=$(cat update.sh | grep -m8 '\[mainline\]=' | tail -n1 | cut -d"'" -f2)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   slim:
-    name: Build Alpine NGINX mainline slim Docker image
+    name: Build Alpine NGINX mainline slim Docker image (${{ matrix.platform }})
     needs: version
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        platform:
+          - linux/amd64
+          - linux/arm64
     steps:
       - name: Check out the codebase
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
@@ -47,9 +51,194 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
 
+      - name: Generate platform-safe artifact name
+        id: platform_name
+        run: |
+          PLATFORM_SAFE=$(echo "${{ matrix.platform }}" | sed 's/\//-/g')
+          echo "name=$PLATFORM_SAFE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Build NGINX mainline slim Alpine image for ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        id: build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        with:
+          platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+          context: "{{ defaultContext }}:mainline/alpine-slim"
+          tags: nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim-${{ steps.platform_name.outputs.name }}
+          push: false
+          outputs: type=docker,dest=/tmp/alpine-slim-${{ steps.platform_name.outputs.name }}.tar
+
+      - name: Upload Alpine slim image artifact for ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
+        with:
+          name: alpine-slim-image-${{ steps.platform_name.outputs.name }}
+          path: /tmp/alpine-slim-${{ steps.platform_name.outputs.name }}.tar
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  core:
+    name: Build Alpine NGINX mainline Docker image (${{ matrix.platform }})
+    needs: [version, slim]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        platform:
+          - linux/amd64
+          - linux/arm64
+    services:
+      registry:
+        image: registry:2
+        ports:
+          - 5000:5000
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the codebase
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 # v3.6.0
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
+        with:
+          driver-opts: network=host
+
+      - name: Generate platform-safe artifact name
+        id: platform_name
+        run: |
+          PLATFORM_SAFE=$(echo "${{ matrix.platform }}" | sed 's/\//-/g')
+          echo "name=$PLATFORM_SAFE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Download all Alpine slim image artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          pattern: alpine-slim-image-*
+          path: /tmp/slim-images
+
+      - name: Load all slim images and push to local registry
+        run: |
+          echo "Loading all slim image tars..."
+          for tarfile in /tmp/slim-images/alpine-slim-image-*/alpine-slim-*.tar; do
+            echo "Loading $tarfile"
+            docker load --input "$tarfile"
+          done
+          docker image ls -a
+          
+          echo "Pushing all slim images to local registry..."
+          for img in $(docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep "nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim"); do
+            echo "Tagging and pushing $img"
+            docker tag "$img" "localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim"
+            docker push "localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim"
+          done
+          
+          echo "Verifying images in local registry..."
+          docker image ls -a
+
+      - name: Build NGINX mainline Alpine image for ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        id: build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        with:
+          platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+          context: "{{ defaultContext }}:mainline/alpine"
+          build-args: IMAGE=localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim
+          tags: nginx-unprivileged:alpine-${{ steps.platform_name.outputs.name }}
+          push: false
+          outputs: type=docker,dest=/tmp/alpine-${{ steps.platform_name.outputs.name }}.tar
+
+      - name: Upload Alpine image artifact for ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
+        with:
+          name: alpine-image-${{ steps.platform_name.outputs.name }}
+          path: /tmp/alpine-${{ steps.platform_name.outputs.name }}.tar
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  manifest:
+    name: Create and publish multiplatform manifests
+    needs: [version, slim, core]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    services:
+      registry:
+        image: registry:2
+        ports:
+          - 5000:5000
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the codebase
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 # v3.6.0
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
+        with:
+          driver-opts: network=host
+
+      - name: Download all slim image artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          pattern: alpine-slim-image-*
+          path: /tmp/slim-images
+
+      - name: Download all core image artifacts  
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          pattern: alpine-image-*
+          path: /tmp/core-images
+
+      - name: Load and push slim images to local registry
+        run: |
+          echo "Loading slim image tars..."
+          for tarfile in /tmp/slim-images/alpine-slim-image-*/alpine-slim-*.tar; do
+            echo "Loading $tarfile"
+            docker load --input "$tarfile"
+          done
+          docker image ls -a
+          
+          echo "Pushing slim images to local registry..."
+          for img in $(docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep "nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim"); do
+            echo "Tagging and pushing $img"
+            docker tag "$img" "localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim-$(echo $img | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -d'-' -f3-)"
+            docker push "localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim-$(echo $img | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -d'-' -f3-)"
+          done
+
+      - name: Create slim multiplatform manifest in local registry
+        run: |
+          echo "Creating multiplatform manifest for slim..."
+          SLIM_IMAGES=""
+          for img in $(docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep "localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim"); do
+            SLIM_IMAGES="$SLIM_IMAGES $img"
+          done
+          echo "Creating manifest from: $SLIM_IMAGES"
+          docker buildx imagetools create -t localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim $SLIM_IMAGES
+
+      - name: Load and push core images to local registry
+        run: |
+          echo "Loading core image tars..."
+          for tarfile in /tmp/core-images/alpine-image-*/alpine-*.tar; do
+            echo "Loading $tarfile"
+            docker load --input "$tarfile"
+          done
+          docker image ls -a
+          
+          echo "Pushing core images to local registry..."
+          for img in $(docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep "nginx-unprivileged:alpine-[^s]"); do
+            echo "Tagging and pushing $img"
+            docker tag "$img" "localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-$(echo $img | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -d'-' -f2-)"
+            docker push "localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-$(echo $img | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -d'-' -f2-)"
+          done
+
+      - name: Create core multiplatform manifest in local registry
+        run: |
+          echo "Creating multiplatform manifest for core..."
+          CORE_IMAGES=""
+          for img in $(docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep "localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-[^s]"); do
+            CORE_IMAGES="$CORE_IMAGES $img"
+          done
+          echo "Creating manifest from: $CORE_IMAGES"
+          docker buildx imagetools create -t localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine $CORE_IMAGES
+
+      # Push to external registries for main branch
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@00943011d9042930efac3dcd3a170e4273319bc8 # v5.1.0
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@7474bc4690e29a8392af63c5b98e7449536d5c3a # v4.3.1
         with:
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
@@ -57,20 +246,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Amazon ECR Public Gallery
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: public.ecr.aws
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -78,14 +267,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Quay
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
           username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Extract metadata (annotations, labels, tags) for Docker
-        id: meta
+      - name: Extract metadata for slim image
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        id: meta-slim
         uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
         with:
           images: |
@@ -107,20 +297,52 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DOCKER_METADATA_ANNOTATIONS_LEVELS: manifest,index
 
-      - name: Build and push NGINX mainline slim Alpine image to Amazon ECR Public Gallery, Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, and Quay
-        id: build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+      - name: Push slim manifest to external registries
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        run: |
+          TAGS="${{ steps.meta-slim.outputs.tags }}"
+          ANNOTATIONS=$(echo '${{ steps.meta-slim.outputs.annotations }}' | jq -r 'to_entries | map("--annotation \"" + .key + "=" + .value + "\"") | join(" ")')
+          for tag in $TAGS; do
+            echo "Pushing manifest for $tag from local registry with annotations"
+            eval "docker buildx imagetools create $ANNOTATIONS -t \"$tag\" localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine-slim"
+          done
+
+      - name: Extract metadata for core image
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        id: meta-core
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
         with:
-          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm/v6, linux/arm/v7, linux/arm64, linux/386, linux/ppc64le, linux/riscv64, linux/s390x
-          context: "{{ defaultContext }}:mainline/alpine-slim"
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          annotations: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.annotations }}
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-          # cache-from: type=gha,scope=alpine-slim
-          # cache-to: type=gha,mode=min,scope=alpine-slim
+          images: |
+            docker.io/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged
+            ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-unprivileged
+            public.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-unprivileged
+            quay.io/nginx/nginx-unprivileged
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine
+            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}-alpine
+            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}-alpine
+            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
+            type=raw,value=mainline-alpine
+            type=raw,value=mainline-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
+            type=raw,value=alpine
+            type=raw,value=alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
+        env:
+          DOCKER_METADATA_ANNOTATIONS_LEVELS: manifest,index
 
-      - name: Sign Docker Hub Manifest
+      - name: Push core manifest to external registries
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        run: |
+          TAGS="${{ steps.meta-core.outputs.tags }}"
+          ANNOTATIONS=$(echo '${{ steps.meta-core.outputs.annotations }}' | jq -r 'to_entries | map("--annotation \"" + .key + "=" + .value + "\"") | join(" ")')
+          for tag in $TAGS; do
+            echo "Pushing manifest for $tag from local registry with annotations"
+            eval "docker buildx imagetools create $ANNOTATIONS -t \"$tag\" localhost:5000/nginx-unprivileged:alpine"
+          done
+
+      # Docker Hub signing for slim
+      - name: Sign Docker Hub Manifest for slim
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
         run: |
           set -ex
@@ -130,8 +352,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_KEY" > ~/.docker/trust/private/$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_KEY_ID.key
           chmod 0400 ~/.docker/trust/private/$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_KEY_ID.key
           docker trust key load ~/.docker/trust/private/$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_KEY_ID.key --name nginx
-          DIGEST=$(printf '${{ steps.build.outputs.metadata }}' | jq -r '."containerimage.descriptor".digest' | cut -d ':' -f2)
-          SIZE=$(printf '${{ steps.build.outputs.metadata }}' | jq -r '."containerimage.descriptor".size')
+          
+          # Get digest and size from Docker Hub
+          TOKEN=$(curl -s "https://auth.docker.io/token?service=registry.docker.io&scope=repository:nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:pull" | jq -r .token)
+          DIGEST=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json" \
+            "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged/manifests/${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine-slim" \
+            | jq -r '.config.digest' | cut -d ':' -f2)
+          SIZE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json" \
+            "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged/manifests/${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine-slim" \
+            | jq -r '.config.size')
+          
           export NOTARY_AUTH=$(printf "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}" | base64 -w0)
           notary -d ~/.docker/trust/ -s https://notary.docker.io addhash docker.io/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged ${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine-slim $SIZE --sha256 $DIGEST --publish --verbose
           notary -d ~/.docker/trust/ -s https://notary.docker.io addhash docker.io/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged ${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}-slim $SIZE --sha256 $DIGEST --publish --verbose
@@ -149,96 +379,8 @@ jobs:
           DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_PASSPHRASE }}
           NOTARY_TARGETS_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_PASSPHRASE }}
 
-  core:
-    name: Build Alpine NGINX mainline Docker image
-    needs: [version, slim]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out the codebase
-        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 # v3.6.0
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
-
-      - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@00943011d9042930efac3dcd3a170e4273319bc8 # v5.1.0
-        with:
-          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
-          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-
-      - name: Login to Amazon ECR Public Gallery
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
-        with:
-          registry: public.ecr.aws
-
-      - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Login to Quay
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
-        with:
-          registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Extract metadata (annotations, labels, tags) for Docker
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
-        with:
-          images: |
-            docker.io/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged
-            ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-unprivileged
-            public.ecr.aws/nginx/nginx-unprivileged
-            quay.io/nginx/nginx-unprivileged
-          tags: |
-            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine
-            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
-            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}-alpine
-            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
-            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}-alpine
-            type=raw,value=${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
-            type=raw,value=mainline-alpine
-            type=raw,value=mainline-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
-            type=raw,value=alpine
-            type=raw,value=alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }}
-        env:
-          DOCKER_METADATA_ANNOTATIONS_LEVELS: manifest,index
-
-      - name: Build and push NGINX mainline Alpine image to Amazon ECR Public Gallery, Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, and Quay
-        id: build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
-        with:
-          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm/v6, linux/arm/v7, linux/arm64, linux/386, linux/ppc64le, linux/riscv64, linux/s390x
-          context: "{{ defaultContext }}:mainline/alpine"
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          annotations: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.annotations }}
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-          # cache-from: type=gha,scope=debian-perl
-          # cache-to: type=gha,mode=min,scope=debian-perl
-
-      - name: Sign Docker Hub Manifest
+      # Docker Hub signing for core
+      - name: Sign Docker Hub Manifest for core
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
         run: |
           set -ex
@@ -248,8 +390,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_KEY" > ~/.docker/trust/private/$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_KEY_ID.key
           chmod 0400 ~/.docker/trust/private/$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_KEY_ID.key
           docker trust key load ~/.docker/trust/private/$DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST_REPOSITORY_KEY_ID.key --name nginx
-          DIGEST=$(printf '${{ steps.build.outputs.metadata }}' | jq -r '."containerimage.descriptor".digest' | cut -d ':' -f2)
-          SIZE=$(printf '${{ steps.build.outputs.metadata }}' | jq -r '."containerimage.descriptor".size')
+          
+          # Get digest and size from Docker Hub
+          TOKEN=$(curl -s "https://auth.docker.io/token?service=registry.docker.io&scope=repository:nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:pull" | jq -r .token)
+          DIGEST=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json" \
+            "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged/manifests/${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine" \
+            | jq -r '.config.digest' | cut -d ':' -f2)
+          SIZE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json" \
+            "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged/manifests/${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine" \
+            | jq -r '.config.size')
+          
           export NOTARY_AUTH=$(printf "${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}" | base64 -w0)
           notary -d ~/.docker/trust/ -s https://notary.docker.io addhash docker.io/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged ${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine $SIZE --sha256 $DIGEST --publish --verbose
           notary -d ~/.docker/trust/ -s https://notary.docker.io addhash docker.io/nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged ${{ needs.version.outputs.major }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.minor }}.${{ needs.version.outputs.patch }}-alpine${{ needs.version.outputs.distro }} $SIZE --sha256 $DIGEST --publish --verbose
@@ -285,7 +435,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@00943011d9042930efac3dcd3a170e4273319bc8 # v5.1.0
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@7474bc4690e29a8392af63c5b98e7449536d5c3a # v4.3.1
         with:
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
@@ -293,20 +443,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Amazon ECR Public Gallery
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: public.ecr.aws
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -314,7 +464,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Quay
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
           username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
@@ -403,7 +553,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@00943011d9042930efac3dcd3a170e4273319bc8 # v5.1.0
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@7474bc4690e29a8392af63c5b98e7449536d5c3a # v4.3.1
         with:
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
@@ -411,20 +561,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Amazon ECR Public Gallery
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: public.ecr.aws
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -432,7 +582,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Quay
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
           username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpine-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/alpine-stable.yml
index d5bac30..9a7944b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpine-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpine-stable.yml
@@ -107,15 +107,24 @@ jobs:
         id: build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
         with:
-          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm/v6, linux/arm/v7, linux/arm64, linux/386, linux/ppc64le, linux/riscv64, linux/s390x
+          platforms: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'linux/amd64' || 'linux/amd64, linux/arm/v6, linux/arm/v7, linux/arm64, linux/386, linux/ppc64le, linux/riscv64, linux/s390x' }}
           context: "{{ defaultContext }}:stable/alpine-slim"
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           annotations: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.annotations }}
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          outputs: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'type=docker,dest=/tmp/alpine-slim.tar' || '' }}
           # cache-from: type=gha,scope=stable-alpine-slim
           # cache-to: type=gha,mode=min,scope=stable-alpine-slim
 
+      - name: Upload Alpine slim image artifact
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
+        with:
+          name: alpine-slim-image
+          path: /tmp/alpine-slim.tar
+          retention-days: 1
+
       - name: Sign Docker Hub Manifest
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
         run: |
@@ -151,6 +160,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the codebase
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
+      - name: Download Alpine slim image artifact
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: alpine-slim-image
+          path: /tmp
+
+      - name: Load Alpine slim image
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        run: |
+          docker load --input /tmp/alpine-slim.tar
+          docker image ls -a
+
+      - name: Generate slim image tag for PR builds
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        id: slim-tag
+        run: |
+          # Get the tag that was loaded from the artifact
+          SLIM_TAG=$(docker image ls --format "table {{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -v REPOSITORY | grep slim | head -1)
+          echo "tag=${SLIM_TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Using slim image: ${SLIM_TAG}"
+
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 # v3.6.0