diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 4f2facf..ed4bb84 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ volumes:
   claim:
     name: flexvolsmb-drone-scratch
 
+trigger:
+  event:
+    exclude:
+    - tag
+
 steps:
 - name: Debugging information
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
@@ -21,8 +26,6 @@ steps:
   - yamllint --version
 
 - name: Linting
-  # depends_on:
-  # - Debugging information
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
   pull: always
   commands:
@@ -32,9 +35,48 @@ steps:
       packer/preseed/UbuntuServer22.04/user-data \
       scripts
 
+- name: Semantic Release (Dry-run)
+  image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/proxy/library/node:20-slim
+  pull: always
+  commands:
+  - |
+    apt-get update
+  - |
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      curl \
+      git-core \
+      jq \
+      ca-certificates
+  - |
+    curl -L https://api.github.com/repos/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest | \
+      jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name | endswith("yq_linux_amd64")) | .browser_download_url' | \
+      xargs -I {} curl -L -o /bin/yq {} && \
+    chmod +x /bin/yq
+  - |
+    npm install \
+      semantic-release \
+      @semantic-release/commit-analyzer \
+      @semantic-release/exec \
+  - |
+    export K8S_VERSION=$(yq '.components.clusterapi.workload.version.k8s' < ./ansible/vars/metacluster.yml)
+    export GIT_CREDENTIALS=$${GIT_USERNAME}:$${GIT_APIKEY}
+  - |
+    npx semantic-release \
+      --package @semantic-release/exec \
+      --package semantic-release \
+      --branches ${DRONE_BRANCH} \
+      --tag-format "K8s_$${K8S_VERSION}-v\$${version}" \
+      --dry-run \
+      --plugins @semantic-release/commit-analyzer,@semantic-release/exec \
+      --analyzeCommits @semantic-release/commit-analyzer \
+      --verifyRelease @semantic-release/exec \
+      --verifyReleaseCmd 'echo "$${nextRelease.version}" > .version'
+  environment:
+    GIT_APIKEY:
+      from_secret: git_apikey
+    GIT_USERNAME: djpbessems
+
 - name: Install Ansible Galaxy collections
-  # depends_on:
-  # - Linting
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
   pull: always
   commands:
@@ -42,13 +84,8 @@ steps:
     ansible-galaxy collection install \
       -r ansible/requirements.yml \
       -p ./ansible/collections
-  volumes:
-  - name: scratch
-    path: /scratch
 
 - name: Kubernetes Bootstrap Appliance
-  # depends_on:
-  # - Install Ansible Galaxy collections
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
   pull: always
   commands:
@@ -57,6 +94,7 @@ steps:
       packer/preseed/UbuntuServer22.04/user-data
   - |
     export K8S_VERSION=$(yq '.components.clusterapi.workload.version.k8s' < ./ansible/vars/metacluster.yml)
+    export APPLIANCE_VERSION=$(cat .version)
   - |
     packer init -upgrade \
       ./packer
@@ -71,6 +109,7 @@ steps:
       -var ssh_password=$${SSH_PASSWORD} \
       -var vsphere_password=$${VSPHERE_PASSWORD} \
       -var k8s_version=$K8S_VERSION \
+      -var appliance_version=$APPLIANCE_VERSION \
       ./packer
   - |
     packer build \
@@ -84,6 +123,7 @@ steps:
       -var ssh_password=$${SSH_PASSWORD} \
       -var vsphere_password=$${VSPHERE_PASSWORD} \
       -var k8s_version=$K8S_VERSION \
+      -var appliance_version=$APPLIANCE_VERSION \
       ./packer
   environment:
     DOCKER_USERNAME:
@@ -106,8 +146,6 @@ steps:
     path: /scratch
 
 - name: Kubernetes Upgrade Appliance
-  # depends_on:
-  # - Install Ansible Galaxy collections
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
   pull: alwaysquery(
   commands:
@@ -116,6 +154,7 @@ steps:
       packer/preseed/UbuntuServer22.04/user-data
   - |
     export K8S_VERSION=$(yq '.components.clusterapi.workload.version.k8s' < ./ansible/vars/metacluster.yml)
+    export APPLIANCE_VERSION=$(cat .version)
   - |
     packer init -upgrade \
       ./packer
@@ -130,6 +169,7 @@ steps:
       -var ssh_password=$${SSH_PASSWORD} \
       -var vsphere_password=$${VSPHERE_PASSWORD} \
       -var k8s_version=$K8S_VERSION \
+      -var appliance_version=$APPLIANCE_VERSION \
       ./packer
   - |
     packer build \
@@ -143,6 +183,7 @@ steps:
       -var ssh_password=$${SSH_PASSWORD} \
       -var vsphere_password=$${VSPHERE_PASSWORD} \
       -var k8s_version=$K8S_VERSION \
+      -var appliance_version=$APPLIANCE_VERSION \
       ./packer
   environment:
     DOCKER_USERNAME:
@@ -165,9 +206,6 @@ steps:
     path: /scratch
 
 - name: Remove temporary resources
-  # depends_on:
-  # - Kubernetes Bootstrap Appliance
-  # - Kubernetes Upgrade Appliance
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
   commands:
   - |
diff --git a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/bootstrap/roles/metacluster/filter_plugins/netaddr.py b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/bootstrap/roles/metacluster/filter_plugins/netaddr.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cc788ef..0000000
--- a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/bootstrap/roles/metacluster/filter_plugins/netaddr.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import netaddr
-
-def netaddr_iter_iprange(ip_start, ip_end):
-    return [str(ip) for ip in netaddr.iter_iprange(ip_start, ip_end)]
-
-class FilterModule(object):
-        ''' Ansible filter. Interface to netaddr methods.
-            https://pypi.org/project/netaddr/
-        '''
-
-        def filters(self):
-            return {
-                'netaddr_iter_iprange': netaddr_iter_iprange
-            }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml b/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml
index 2a39245..f028f7c 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/metacluster.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ components:
         infrastructure_vsphere: v1.6.0
         ipam_incluster: v0.1.0-alpha.2
         # Refer to `https://console.cloud.google.com/gcr/images/cloud-provider-vsphere/GLOBAL/cpi/release/manager` for available tags
-        cpi_vsphere: v1.26.1
+        cpi_vsphere: v1.26.2
     workload:
       version:
         calico: v3.25.0
diff --git a/packer/build.pkr.hcl b/packer/build.pkr.hcl
index cf277a8..55dbaed 100644
--- a/packer/build.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/build.pkr.hcl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ build {
       " -ManifestFileName '/scratch/bld_${var.vm_name}_${source.name}.mf'",
       "ovftool --acceptAllEulas --allowExtraConfig --overwrite \\",
       " '/scratch/bld_${var.vm_name}_${source.name}.ovf' \\",
-      " /output/airgapped-k8s-${var.k8s_version}.${source.name}.ova"
+      " /output/airgapped-k8s-${var.appliance_version}+${var.k8s_version}-${source.name}.ova"
     ]
   }
 }