diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 745e461c12..37382131d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           #  ghcr.io/bonfire-networks/bonfire-app:latest-${{ env.FLAVOUR }}${{ matrix.tag_extra }}
           #  ghcr.io/bonfire-networks/bonfire-app:${{steps.version.outputs.current-version}}-${{ env.FLAVOUR }}${{ matrix.tag_extra }}
           build-args: |
+            "ENABLE_IMAGE_VIX=${{ env.ENABLE_IMAGE_VIX }}"
             "ALPINE_VERSION=${{ env.ALPINE_VERSION }}"
             "ELIXIR_DOCKER_IMAGE=${{env.ELIXIR_VERSION}}-erlang-${{env.ERLANG_VERSION}}-alpine-${{env.ALPINE_VERSION}}"
       -
diff --git a/Dockerfile.release b/Dockerfile.release
index 00e90118e2..f5d57a34b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.release
+++ b/Dockerfile.release
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ FROM hexpm/elixir:${ELIXIR_DOCKER_IMAGE} as builder
 ARG FLAVOUR
 ARG FLAVOUR_PATH
 ARG FORKS_TO_COPY_PATH
+ARG ENABLE_IMAGE_VIX
 
 # necessary utils + dependencies 
 COPY --link deps-alpine.sh ./
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ RUN sh deps-alpine-build.sh
 
 # RUN apk --update add tar curl git rust cargo npm yarn bash make gcc libc-dev openssl-dev 
 
-ENV HOME=/opt/app/ TERM=xterm MIX_ENV=prod FLAVOUR_PATH=./
+ENV HOME=/opt/app/ TERM=xterm MIX_ENV=prod FLAVOUR_PATH=./ ENABLE_IMAGE_VIX=$ENABLE_IMAGE_VIX
 WORKDIR $HOME
 
 # Prepare elixir deps 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ COPY --link lib lib
 
 # workaround for compilation errors (eg. "could not load module Needle.UID due to reason :unavailable")
 RUN MIX_ENV=prod mix deps.clean needle_uid jason poison --build
-RUN MIX_ENV=prod mix deps.compile --include-children needle_uid paper_trail
+RUN MIX_ENV=prod mix deps.compile --include-children needle_uid
 
 # compile protocols (attempted fix for 'could not load module Poison.Encoder due to reason :unavailable')
 # RUN MIX_ENV=prod mix compile.protocols
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index cad1b2cb72..c3c541af17 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Umbrella.MixProject do
   # TODO: put these in ENV or an external writeable config file similar to deps.*
   @config [
     # note that the flavour will automatically be added where the dash appears
-    version: "0.9.10-beta.144",
+    version: "0.9.10-beta.145",
     elixir: ">= #{System.get_env("ELIXIR_VERSION", "1.13.4")}",
     flavour: @flavour,
     default_flavour: @default_flavour,