diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index e7cd05a..1d9f5e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 name: Docker build and push
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - '*'
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - 'master'
-      - 'releases/v*'
+on: [push]
 
 env:
   # TEST_TARGET: Name of the testing target in the Dockerfile
@@ -19,9 +10,6 @@ env:
   # The docker test current fails on this project
   DO_TEST: false
 
-  # DO_PUSH - true to push to the HPE_DEPLOY_REPO, false to not push
-  DO_PUSH: true
-
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -103,3 +91,23 @@ jobs:
         push: true
         tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
 
+  create_release:
+    needs: build
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-tags: true
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Repair tag
+      run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}:${{ github.ref }}
+    - name: Verify that the tag is annotated
+      run: if test x$(git for-each-ref ${{ github.ref }} | awk '{print $2}') = xtag; then /bin/true; else echo "\"${{ github.ref }}\" does not look like an annotated tag!"; /bin/false; fi
+    - name: Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      with:
+        #prerelease: true
+        generate_release_notes: true
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_tag.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify_tag.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a75d91..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_tag.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# Pushing a tag triggers this workflow, which verifies that it is an
-# annotated tag.
-name: Verify tag
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-
-jobs:
-  verify_tag:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: "Verify context"
-        run: |
-          echo "ref is ${{ github.ref }}"
-          echo "ref_type is ${{ github.ref_type }}"
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        # actions/checkout@v3 breaks annotated tags by converting them into
-        # lightweight tags, so we need to force fetch the tag again
-        # See: https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/290
-      - name: "Repair tag"
-        run: git fetch -f origin ${{ github.ref }}:${{ github.ref }}
-      - name: "Verify tag is annotated"
-        run: if test x$(git for-each-ref ${{ github.ref }} | awk '{print $2}') = xtag; then /bin/true; else echo "\"${{ github.ref }}\" does not look like an annotated tag!"; /bin/false; fi
-      - name: "Echo release tag"
-        run: echo "TAG=${{ github.repository }}:${{ github.ref }}"
diff --git a/charts/lustre-csi-driver/values.yaml b/charts/lustre-csi-driver/values.yaml
index 6697b03..833c1f3 100644
--- a/charts/lustre-csi-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/lustre-csi-driver/values.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 deployment:
   image: "ghcr.io/hewlettpackard/lustre-csi-driver"
-  tag: "0.0.8"
+  tag: "0.0.9"
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/base/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/base/kustomization.yaml
index 60e93c1..546c431 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ resources:
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: ghcr.io/hewlettpackard/lustre-csi-driver
-  newTag: 0.0.8
+  newTag: 0.0.9
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/base/plugin.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/base/plugin.yaml
index c740ce4..df0ee02 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/base/plugin.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/base/plugin.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ spec:
       app.kubernetes.io/part-of: lustre-csi-driver
       app.kubernetes.io/name: lustre-csi-node
       app.kubernetes.io/component: plugin
+  updateStrategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxUnavailable: "25%"
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: