diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8473f1975..6e1b0b437 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -278,6 +278,18 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v2
+        with:
+          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::754489498669:role/ecr_rw_tyk
+          role-session-name: cipush
+          aws-region: eu-central-1
+
+      - uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v1
+        id: ecr
+        with:
+          mask-password: 'true'
+          
       - name: Run ci/tests
         shell: bash
         env:        
@@ -296,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
               echo Attempting to test $d
               if [ -d $d ] && [ -e $d/test.sh ]; then
                   cd $d
-                  ./test.sh ${{ needs.goreleaser.outputs.tag }}
+                  ./test.sh ${{ steps.ecr.outputs.registry }}/tyk-pump:sha-${{ github.sha }}
                   cd -
               fi
           done
@@ -305,7 +317,7 @@ jobs:
               echo Attempting to test $d
               if [ -d $d ] && [ -e $d/test.sh ]; then
                   cd $d
-                  ./test.sh ${{ needs.goreleaser.outputs.tag }}
+                  ./test.sh ${{ steps.ecr.outputs.registry }}/tyk-pump:sha-${{ github.sha }}
                   cd -
               fi
           done
diff --git a/ci/tests/csvpump/docker-compose.yml b/ci/tests/csvpump/docker-compose.yml
index a11a677a3..6753e6a16 100644
--- a/ci/tests/csvpump/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/ci/tests/csvpump/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
       timeout: 10s
 
   pump:
-    image: tykio/tyk-pump-docker-pub:${tag}
+    image: ${pump_image}
     volumes:
       - ./confs/tyk-pump.conf:/conf/tyk-pump.conf
       - /tmp/pump-data:/pump-data
diff --git a/ci/tests/csvpump/test.sh b/ci/tests/csvpump/test.sh
index 056235bba..029decfce 100755
--- a/ci/tests/csvpump/test.sh
+++ b/ci/tests/csvpump/test.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function warn {
 DEFAULT_GW_TAG=v4.0.1
 
 [[ -z $1 ]] && usage "$0"
-export tag=$1
+export pump_image=$1
 export gwtag=$2
 
 if [[ -z $2 ]]; then
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f71e87945..31bdb2818 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var log = logger.GetLogger()
 var mainPrefix = "main"
 
 var (
+	//lint:ignore U1000 Function is used when version flag is passed in command line
 	help               = kingpin.CommandLine.HelpFlag.Short('h')
 	conf               = kingpin.Flag("conf", "path to the config file").Short('c').Default("pump.conf").String()
 	demoMode           = kingpin.Flag("demo", "pass orgID string to generate demo data").Default("").String()
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ var (
 	demoRecordsPerHour = kingpin.Flag("demo-records-per-hour", "flag that determines the number of records per hour for the analytics records").Default("0").Int()
 	demoFutureData     = kingpin.Flag("demo-future-data", "flag that determines if the demo data should be in the future").Default("false").Bool()
 	debugMode          = kingpin.Flag("debug", "enable debug mode").Bool()
-	version            = kingpin.Version(pumps.VERSION)
+	//lint:ignore U1000 Function is used when version flag is passed in command line
+	version = kingpin.Version(pumps.Version)
 )
 
 func Init() {
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ func Init() {
 
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"prefix": mainPrefix,
-	}).Info("## Tyk Pump, ", pumps.VERSION, " ##")
+	}).Info("## Tyk Pump, ", pumps.Version, " ##")
 
 	// If no environment variable is set, check the configuration file:
 	if os.Getenv("TYK_LOGLEVEL") == "" {
@@ -123,7 +125,12 @@ func storeVersion() {
 	versionStore.KeyPrefix = "version-check-"
 	versionStore.Config = versionConf
 	versionStore.Connect()
-	versionStore.SetKey("pump", pumps.VERSION, 0)
+	err := versionStore.SetKey("pump", pumps.Version, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"prefix": mainPrefix,
+		}).Error("Error storing version: ", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func initialisePumps() {
diff --git a/pumps/version.go b/pumps/version.go
index 444d3697b..119270cfb 100644
--- a/pumps/version.go
+++ b/pumps/version.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package pumps
 
 var (
-	VERSION                    = "v1.8.0"
-	builtBy, Commit, buildDate string
+	Version   = "v1.8.0"
+	BuiltBy   string
+	Commit    string
+	BuildDate string
 )