diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 1f5b215..bf99f0e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ updates:
       update-types:
       - "minor"
       - "patch"
+      exclude-patterns:
+      - "github.com/anchore/stereoscope"
+      - "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
+      - "github.com/docker/docker"
+      - "github.com/containerd/containerd"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-releases.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f85719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-releases.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Publish Draft Releases
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 5 * * WED'  # Weekly on Wednesday at 5:00 AM UTC
+
+concurrency:
+  group: publish-release
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    name: Publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Publish Draft Release With Highest Semantic Version
+        id: drafts
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+        uses: initializ-buildpacks/github-config/actions/release/publish-drafts@main
+        with:
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+  failure:
+    name: Alert on Failure
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: [ publish ]
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.publish.result == 'failure' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: File Failure Alert Issue
+        uses: initializ-buildpacks/github-config/actions/issue/file@main
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          label: "failure:release"
+          comment_if_exists: true
+          issue_title: "Failure: Publish draft releases"
+          issue_body: |
+            Publish All Draft Releases workflow [failed](https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}).
+          comment_body: |
+             Another failure occurred: https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-go-mod-version.ym b/.github/workflows/update-go-mod-version.ym
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35455ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-go-mod-version.ym
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: Update Go version
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '48 4 * * MON'  # every monday at 4:48 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency: update-go
+
+jobs:
+  update-go:
+    name: Update go toolchain in go.mod
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout PR Branch
+        uses: initializ-buildpacks/github-config/actions/pull-request/checkout-branch@main
+        with:
+          branch: automation/go-mod-update/update-main
+      - name: Setup Go
+        id: setup-go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: 'stable'
+      - name: Get current go toolchain version
+        id: current-go-version
+        uses: initializ-buildpacks/github-config/actions/update-go-mod-version@main
+        with:
+          toolchain-version: ${{ steps.setup-go.outputs.go-version }}
+      - name: Go mod tidy
+        run: |
+          #!/usr/bin/env bash
+          set -euo pipefail
+          shopt -s inherit_errexit
+
+          echo "Before running go mod tidy"
+          echo "head -n10 go.mod "
+          head -n10 go.mod
+
+          echo "git diff"
+          git diff
+
+          echo "Running go mod tidy"
+          go mod tidy
+
+          echo "After running go mod tidy"
+          echo "head -n10 go.mod "
+          head -n10 go.mod
+
+          echo "git diff"
+          git diff
+      - name: Commit
+        id: commit
+        uses: initializ-buildpacks/github-config/actions/pull-request/create-commit@main
+        with:
+          message: "Updates go mod toolchain version to ${{ steps.setup-go.outputs.go-version }}"
+          pathspec: "."
+          keyid: ${{ secrets.INITIALIZ_BOT_GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.INITIALIZ_BOT_GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Push Branch
+        if: ${{ steps.commit.outputs.commit_sha != '' }}
+        uses: initializ-buildpacks/github-config/actions/pull-request/push-branch@main
+        with:
+          branch: automation/go-mod-update/update-main
+
+      - name: Open Pull Request
+        if: ${{ steps.commit.outputs.commit_sha != '' }}
+        uses: initializ-buildpacks/github-config/actions/pull-request/open@main
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+          title: "Updates go mod toolchain version to ${{ steps.setup-go.outputs.go-version }}"
+          branch: automation/go-mod-update/update-main
+
+  failure:
+    name: Alert on Failure
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: [update-go]
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.update-go.result == 'failure' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: File Failure Alert Issue
+        uses: initializ-buildpacks/github-config/actions/issue/file@main
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          label: "failure:update-go-version"
+          comment_if_exists: true
+          issue_title: "Failure: Update Go Mod Version workflow"
+          issue_body: |
+            Update Go Mod Version workflow [failed](https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}).
+          comment_body: |
+            Another failure occurred: https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/actions/runs/${{github.run_id}}
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diff --git a/scripts/.util/tools.json b/scripts/.util/tools.json
index c1e221c..080b0e2 100644
--- a/scripts/.util/tools.json
+++ b/scripts/.util/tools.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "createpackage": "v1.69.1",
+  "createpackage": "v1.70.0",
   "jam": "v2.7.2",
-  "pack": "v0.33.2"
-}
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+  "pack": "v0.34.2"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index a42012e..f603604 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function run::build() {
 
       names=("detect")
 
-      if [ -f "extension.toml" ]; then
+      if [ -f "${BUILDPACKDIR}/extension.toml" ]; then
         names+=("generate")
       else
         names+=("build")
diff --git a/scripts/package.sh b/scripts/package.sh
index d58f61c..916363e 100755
--- a/scripts/package.sh
+++ b/scripts/package.sh
@@ -64,20 +64,25 @@ function main {
 
   tools::install "${token}"
 
-  buildpack::archive "${version}"
-  buildpackage::create "${output}"
+  buildpack_type=buildpack
+  if [ -f "${ROOT_DIR}/extension.toml" ]; then
+    buildpack_type=extension
+  fi
+
+  buildpack::archive "${version}" "${buildpack_type}"
+  buildpackage::create "${output}" "${buildpack_type}"
 }
 
 function usage() {
   cat <<-USAGE
 package.sh --version <version> [OPTIONS]
 
-Packages the buildpack into a buildpackage .cnb file.
+Packages a buildpack or an extension into a buildpackage .cnb file.
 
 OPTIONS
   --help               -h            prints the command usage
-  --version <version>  -v <version>  specifies the version number to use when packaging the buildpack
-  --output <output>    -o <output>   location to output the packaged buildpackage artifact (default: ${ROOT_DIR}/build/buildpackage.cnb)
+  --version <version>  -v <version>  specifies the version number to use when packaging a buildpack or an extension
+  --output <output>    -o <output>   location to output the packaged buildpackage or extension artifact (default: ${ROOT_DIR}/build/buildpackage.cnb)
   --token <token>                    Token used to download assets from GitHub (e.g. jam, pack, etc) (optional)
 USAGE
 }
@@ -114,8 +119,9 @@ function tools::install() {
 function buildpack::archive() {
   local version
   version="${1}"
+  buildpack_type="${2}"
 
-  util::print::title "Packaging buildpack into ${BUILD_DIR}/buildpack.tgz..."
+  util::print::title "Packaging ${buildpack_type} into ${BUILD_DIR}/buildpack.tgz..."
 
   if [[ -f "${ROOT_DIR}/.libbuildpack" ]]; then
     packager \
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ function buildpack::archive() {
       "${BUILD_DIR}/buildpack"
   else
     jam pack \
-      --buildpack "${ROOT_DIR}/buildpack.toml" \
+      "--${buildpack_type}" "${ROOT_DIR}/${buildpack_type}.toml"\
       --version "${version}" \
       --output "${BUILD_DIR}/buildpack.tgz"
   fi
@@ -134,13 +140,30 @@ function buildpack::archive() {
 function buildpackage::create() {
   local output
   output="${1}"
+  buildpack_type="${2}"
+
+  util::print::title "Packaging ${buildpack_type}... ${output}"
 
-  util::print::title "Packaging buildpack..."
+  if [ "$buildpack_type" == "extension" ]; then
+    cwd=$(pwd)
+    cd ${BUILD_DIR}
+    mkdir cnbdir
+    cd cnbdir
+    cp ../buildpack.tgz .
+    tar -xvf buildpack.tgz
+    rm buildpack.tgz
 
-  pack \
-    buildpack package "${output}" \
-      --path "${BUILD_DIR}/buildpack.tgz" \
-      --format file
+    pack \
+      extension package "${output}" \
+        --format file
+
+    cd $cwd
+  else
+    pack \
+      buildpack package "${output}" \
+        --path "${BUILD_DIR}/buildpack.tgz" \
+        --format file
+  fi
 }
 
-main "${@:-}"
+main "${@:-}"
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