diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_push_docker_images.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_push_docker_images.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_push_docker_images.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# source: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/publish-packages/publish-docker-images#publishing-images-to-github-packages
+name: Create and publish a Docker image
+
+# Configures this workflow to run every time a change is pushed to the branch called `release`.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['main', '2-pipeline-to-build-an-push-image']
+
+# Defines two custom environment variables for the workflow. These are used for the Container registry domain, and a name for the Docker image that this workflow builds.
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+  ROS_DISTRO: jazzy
+
+# There is a single job in this workflow. It's configured to run on the latest available version of Ubuntu.
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Sets the permissions granted to the `GITHUB_TOKEN` for the actions in this job.
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      attestations: write
+      id-token: write    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+            submodules: recursive
+      # Uses the `docker/login-action` action to log in to the Container registry registry using the account and password that will publish the packages. Once published, the packages are scoped to the account defined here.
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@65b78e6e13532edd9afa3aa52ac7964289d1a9c1
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # as suggested here:   https://github.com/docker/build-push-action
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+          #  This step uses [docker/metadata-action](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action#about) to extract tags and labels that will be applied to the specified image. The `id` "meta" allows the output of this step to be referenced in a subsequent step. The `images` value provides the base name for the tags and labels.
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@9ec57ed1fcdbf14dcef7dfbe97b2010124a938b7
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{env.IMAGE_NAME}}
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ github.sha }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+          labels: |
+            labels: |
+                org.opencontainers.image.title=HelloRic UI Communication Node
+                org.opencontainers.image.description=Docker image for HelloRic UI Communication Node
+                org.opencontainers.image.url=https://github.com/${{env.IMAGE_NAME}}
+                org.opencontainers.image.vendor=DFKI RIC
+                org.opencontainers.image.licenses=3-Clause BSD License
+      # This step uses the `docker/build-push-action` action to build the image, based on your repository's `Dockerfile`. If the build succeeds, it pushes the image to GitHub Packages.
+      # It uses the `context` parameter to define the build's context as the set of files located in the specified path. For more information, see [Usage](https://github.com/docker/build-push-action#usage) in the README of the `docker/build-push-action` repository.
+      # It uses the `tags` and `labels` parameters to tag and label the image with the output from the "meta" step.
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        id: push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@f2a1d5e99d037542a71f64918e516c093c6f3fc4
+        with:
+          build-args: |
+            ROS_DISTRO=${{ env.ROS_DISTRO }}
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          platforms: linux/arm64
+      
+      # This step generates an artifact attestation for the image, which is an unforgeable statement about where and how it was built. It increases supply chain security for people who consume the image. For more information, see [Using artifact attestations to establish provenance for builds](/actions/security-guides/using-artifact-attestations-to-establish-provenance-for-builds).
+      - name: Generate artifact attestation
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v3
+        with:
+          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{env.IMAGE_NAME}}
+          subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+          push-to-registry: true
+      
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 56e670b..b21ded6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG ROS_DISTRO
+ARG ROS_DISTRO=jazzy
 FROM ros:${ROS_DISTRO}
 
 RUN apt-get update -qq \
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq \
     python3-pytest-cov \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# PEP 668: https://docs.ros.org/en/independent/api/rosdep/html/pip_and_pep_668.html
+ENV PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1
+
 EXPOSE 7000
 
 ENV APP=/app/helloric_ui_com
diff --git a/ric-messages b/ric-messages
index 5653cda..ca83c31 160000
--- a/ric-messages
+++ b/ric-messages
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5653cda5a495e51a01e12eaa7ad1f88cf56365a6
+Subproject commit ca83c311789fd7f0d9448b81f7053021794de1b6