diff --git a/.gcp/dogfood.yaml b/.gcp/dogfood.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index dd444db5..00000000
--- a/.gcp/dogfood.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-steps:
-  # Step 1: Install root dependencies (includes workspaces)
-  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
-    entrypoint: 'npm'
-    args: ['install']
-
-  # Step 2: Update version in root package.json
-  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
-    entrypoint: 'bash'
-    args:
-      - -c # Use bash -c to allow for command substitution and string manipulation
-      - |
-        current_version=$(npm pkg get version | sed 's/"//g')
-        new_version="$${current_version}-$SHORT_SHA.$_REVISION"
-        npm pkg set "version=$${new_version}"
-        echo "Set root package.json version to: $${new_version}"
-
-  # Step 3: Run prerelease:dev to update workspace versions and dependencies
-  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
-    entrypoint: 'npm'
-    args: ['run', 'prerelease:dev'] # This will run prerelease:version and prerelease:deps
-
-  # Step 4: Authenticate for Docker and NPM
-  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
-    entrypoint: 'npm'
-    args: ['run', 'auth']
-
-  # Step 5: Run the master release script
-  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
-    entrypoint: 'npm'
-    args: ['run', 'publish:release']
-    env:
-      - 'GEMINI_SANDBOX=$_CONTAINER_TOOL'
-      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY'
-      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME'
-      - 'NPM_PUBLISH_TAG=$_NPM_PUBLISH_TAG'
-
-options:
-  defaultLogsBucketBehavior: REGIONAL_USER_OWNED_BUCKET
-  dynamicSubstitutions: true
-
-substitutions:
-  _REVISION: '0'
-  _SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli'
-  _SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME: 'sandbox-ci'
-  _NPM_PUBLISH_TAG: 'head'
-  _CONTAINER_TOOL: 'docker'
diff --git a/.gcp/release.yaml b/.gcp/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03330151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gcp/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+steps:
+  # Step 1: Install root dependencies (includes workspaces)
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Install Dependencies'
+    entrypoint: 'npm'
+    args: ['install']
+
+  # Step 2: Update version in root package.json
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Set version in workspace root'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - -c # Use bash -c to allow for command substitution and string manipulation
+      - |
+        current_version=$(npm pkg get version | sed 's/"//g')
+        if [ "$_OFFICIAL_RELEASE" = "true" ]; then
+          new_version="$current_version"
+        else
+          new_version="${current_version}-rc.$_REVISION"
+        fi
+        npm pkg set "version=${new_version}"
+        echo "Set root package.json version to: ${new_version}"
+
+  # Step 3: Binds the package versions to the version in the repo root's package.json
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Bind package versions to workspace root'
+    entrypoint: 'npm'
+    args: ['run', 'prerelease:dev'] # This will run prerelease:version and prerelease:deps
+
+  # Step 4: Authenticate for Docker (so we can push images to the artifact registry)
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Authenticate docker'
+    entrypoint: 'npm'
+    args: ['run', 'auth']
+
+  # Step 5: Build workspace packages
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Build packages'
+    entrypoint: 'npm'
+    args: ['run', 'build:packages']
+
+  # Step 6: Prepare CLI package.json for publishing
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Prepare @google/gemini-cli package.json and readme'
+    entrypoint: 'npm'
+    args: ['run', 'prepare:cli-packagejson']
+    env:
+      - 'GEMINI_SANDBOX=$_CONTAINER_TOOL'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME'
+
+  # Step 7: Build sandbox container image
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Build sandbox Docker image'
+    entrypoint: 'npm'
+    args: ['run', 'build:sandbox:fast']
+    env:
+      - 'GEMINI_SANDBOX=$_CONTAINER_TOOL'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME'
+
+  # Step 8: Publish sandbox container image
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Publish sandbox Docker image'
+    entrypoint: 'npm'
+    args: ['run', 'publish:sandbox']
+    env:
+      - 'GEMINI_SANDBOX=$_CONTAINER_TOOL'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME'
+
+  # Pre-Step 9: authenticate to our intermediate npm registry
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Setup @google/gemini-cli-core auth token for publishing'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - -c
+      - |
+        echo "//wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com/:_authToken=$$CORE_PACKAGE_PUBLISH_TOKEN" > $$HOME/.npmrc
+    secretEnv: ['CORE_PACKAGE_PUBLISH_TOKEN']
+
+  # Step 9: Publish @google/gemini-cli-core to NPM
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Publish @google/gemini-cli-core package'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - -c
+      - |
+        if [ "$_OFFICIAL_RELEASE" = "true" ]; then
+          npm publish --workspace=@google/gemini-cli-core --tag=latest
+        else
+          npm publish --workspace=@google/gemini-cli-core --tag=rc
+        fi
+    env:
+      - 'GEMINI_SANDBOX=$_CONTAINER_TOOL'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME'
+
+  # Pre-Step 10: authenticate to our intermediate npm registry
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Setup @google/gemini-cli auth token for publishing'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - -c
+      - |
+        echo "//wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com/:_authToken=$$CLI_PACKAGE_PUBLISH_TOKEN" > $$HOME/.npmrc
+    secretEnv: ['CLI_PACKAGE_PUBLISH_TOKEN']
+
+  # Step 10: Publish @google/gemini-cli to NPM
+  - name: 'us-west1-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-code-containers/gemini-code-builder'
+    id: 'Publish @google/gemini-cli package'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - -c
+      - |
+        if [ "$_OFFICIAL_RELEASE" = "true" ]; then
+          npm publish --workspace=@google/gemini-cli --tag=latest
+        else
+          npm publish --workspace=@google/gemini-cli --tag=rc
+        fi
+    env:
+      - 'GEMINI_SANDBOX=$_CONTAINER_TOOL'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY'
+      - 'SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME=$_SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME'
+
+options:
+  defaultLogsBucketBehavior: REGIONAL_USER_OWNED_BUCKET
+  dynamicSubstitutions: true
+
+availableSecrets:
+  secretManager:
+    - versionName: ${_CLI_PACKAGE_WOMBAT_TOKEN_RESOURCE_NAME}
+      env: 'CLI_PACKAGE_PUBLISH_TOKEN'
+    - versionName: ${_CORE_PACKAGE_WOMBAT_TOKEN_RESOURCE_NAME}
+      env: 'CORE_PACKAGE_PUBLISH_TOKEN'
+
+substitutions:
+  _REVISION: '0'
+  _OFFICIAL_RELEASE: 'false'
+  _CONTAINER_TOOL: 'docker'
+  _SANDBOX_IMAGE_REGISTRY: ''
+  _SANDBOX_IMAGE_NAME: ''
+  _CLI_PACKAGE_WOMBAT_TOKEN_RESOURCE_NAME: ''
+  _CORE_PACKAGE_WOMBAT_TOKEN_RESOURCE_NAME: ''
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dd436cc4..2bcaa8a1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "version": "0.1.4",
       "workspaces": [
         "packages/*"
       ],
@@ -11671,9 +11671,9 @@
     },
     "packages/cli": {
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "version": "0.1.4",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@google/gemini-cli-core": "0.1.1",
+        "@google/gemini-cli-core": "*",
         "@types/update-notifier": "^6.0.8",
         "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
         "diff": "^7.0.0",
@@ -11745,7 +11745,7 @@
     },
     "packages/core": {
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli-core",
-      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "version": "0.1.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@google/genai": "^1.4.0",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bfa9c7f5..27739251 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "type": "module",
   "workspaces": [
     "packages/*"
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
     "build:cli": "npm run build --workspace packages/cli",
     "build:core": "npm run build --workspace packages/core",
     "build:packages": "npm run build:core && npm run build:cli",
-    "build:docker": "node scripts/build_sandbox.js -s",
+    "build:sandbox:fast": "node scripts/build_sandbox.js --skip-npm-install-build",
     "prepare:cli-packagejson": "node scripts/prepare-cli-packagejson.js",
     "publish:sandbox": "node scripts/publish-sandbox.js",
     "publish:npm": "npm publish --workspaces ${NPM_PUBLISH_TAG:+--tag=$NPM_PUBLISH_TAG} ${NPM_DRY_RUN:+--dry-run}",
-    "publish:release": "npm run build:packages && npm run prepare:cli-packagejson && npm run build:docker && npm run publish:sandbox && npm run publish:npm",
+    "publish:release": "npm run build:packages && npm run prepare:cli-packagejson && npm run build:sandbox:fast && npm run publish:sandbox && npm run publish:npm",
     "telemetry": "node scripts/telemetry.js",
     "start:gcp": "concurrently --raw --kill-others \"npm run telemetry -- --target=gcp\" \"npm start\""
   },
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 40ea7306..8e033e0d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "description": "Gemini CLI",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "sandboxImageUri": "us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.1.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google/gemini-cli-core": "0.1.1",
+    "@google/gemini-cli-core": "*",
     "@types/update-notifier": "^6.0.8",
     "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
     "diff": "^7.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 1700637e..87d6ba99 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli-core",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "description": "Gemini CLI Server",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/scripts/prepare-cli-packagejson.js b/scripts/prepare-cli-packagejson.js
index 187dd283..64c36ff0 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare-cli-packagejson.js
+++ b/scripts/prepare-cli-packagejson.js
@@ -62,3 +62,15 @@ console.log(
 console.log(`  URI: ${containerImageUri}`);
 console.log(`  Registry: ${containerImageRegistry}`);
 console.log(`  Image Name: ${containerImageName}`);
+
+// Copy README.md to packages/cli
+const rootReadmePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../README.md');
+const cliReadmePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../packages/cli/README.md');
+
+try {
+  fs.copyFileSync(rootReadmePath, cliReadmePath);
+  console.log('Copied root README.md to packages/cli/');
+} catch (err) {
+  console.error('Error copying README.md:', err);
+  process.exit(1);
+}