diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index be34a9d2a4..39eb84fbfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     # The workflow will run once the release has been published (i.e. is not in draft state anymore)
     # and it will only run if it is not a pre-release. See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#release
     types: [released]
+  workflow_dispatch: 
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -33,13 +34,13 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./core
         run: |
           CURRENT_CORE_VERSION="$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version);")"
-          npm version "$CURRENT_CORE_VERSION-edge.$SHORT_SHA"
-          npm publish --tag edge
+          lerna version "$CURRENT_CORE_VERSION-edge.$SHORT_SHA" --no-git-tag-version --no-push --yes
+          lerna publish -from-package --dist-tag edge --yes
       - name: Publish stable version if normal release
         if: github.event.release.prerelease != true
         working-directory: ./core
         run: |
-          npm publish
+          lerna publish from-package --yes
 
   release-homebrew:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-create-homebrew-pr.yml
diff --git a/cli/.gitignore b/cli/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecdef5b83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cli/bin/garden b/cli/bin/garden
index 9dce572c25..ec0f04c4c0 100755
--- a/cli/bin/garden
+++ b/cli/bin/garden
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
+#!/usr/bin/env node --max-old-space-size=4096 --max-semi-space-size=64
+const path = require('path');
 
+process.env.STATIC_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'static');
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const exec = require('child_process').exec;
+
+const gitDir = path.join(process.env.STATIC_DIR, '.git');
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(gitDir)) {
+  exec(`git init ${process.env.STATIC_DIR}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+    if (error) {
+      console.error(`Error: ${error.message}`);
+    }
+    if (stderr) {
+      console.error(`Stderr: ${stderr}`);
+    }
+  });
+}
 
 if (process.env.GARDEN_ENABLE_PROFILING === "1" || process.env.GARDEN_ENABLE_PROFILING === "true") {
   // Patch require to profile module loading
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index c92a386291..344ef282be 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
     "npm": ">=8"
   },
   "preferGlobal": true,
-  "private": true,
+  "private": false,
   "files": [
-    "build"
+    "build",
+    "static",
+    "bin"
   ],
   "bin": {
     "garden": "bin/garden"
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "add-version-files": "node build/src/add-version-files.js",
-    "build": "tsc --build . --verbose && yarn run add-version-files && yarn run generate-docs",
+    "build": "shx cp -r ../static ./static && git init ./static && tsc --build . --verbose && yarn run add-version-files && yarn run generate-docs",
     "check-package-lock": "git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- yarn.lock || (echo 'yarn.lock is dirty!' && exit 1)",
     "clean": "shx rm -rf build dist",
     "fix-format": "prettier --write \"{src,test}/**/*.ts\"",
@@ -66,10 +68,5 @@
       "node_modules/@garden-io/**/*.js",
       "node_modules/es-get-iterator/**/*.js"
     ]
-  },
-  "workspaces": {
-    "nohoist": [
-      "pkg"
-    ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index 413355798b..5499c9f331 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
+  "private": false,
   "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "@codenamize/codenamize": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/core/src/constants.ts b/core/src/constants.ts
index 98a5d807f8..55d480cd82 100644
--- a/core/src/constants.ts
+++ b/core/src/constants.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const defaultGitScanMode: GitScanMode = "subtree"
 
 export const GARDEN_CORE_ROOT = isPkg ? resolve(process.execPath, "..") : resolve(__dirname, "..", "..")
 export const GARDEN_CLI_ROOT = isPkg ? resolve(process.execPath, "..") : resolve(GARDEN_CORE_ROOT, "..", "cli")
-export const STATIC_DIR = isPkg ? resolve(process.execPath, "..", "static") : resolve(GARDEN_CORE_ROOT, "..", "static")
+export const STATIC_DIR = process.env.STATIC_DIR || (isPkg ? resolve(process.execPath, "..", "static") : resolve(GARDEN_CORE_ROOT, "..", "static"))
 export const DEFAULT_GARDEN_DIR_NAME = ".garden"
 export const MUTAGEN_DIR_NAME = "mutagen"
 export const LOGS_DIR_NAME = "logs"
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef17ef7b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "node_modules/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
+    "version": "0.13.13",
+    "npmClient": "yarn",
+    "packages": [
+        "cli",
+        "core",
+        "plugins/conftest",
+        "plugins/conftest-container",
+        "plugins/conftest-kubernetes",
+        "plugins/jib",
+        "plugins/pulumi",
+        "plugins/terraform",
+        "sdk"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f926c6ff31..143dce4371 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "gulp": "^4.0.2",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.6",
     "husky": "^4.2.5",
+    "lerna": "^7.2.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "markdown-link-check": "^3.11.2",
     "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
diff --git a/plugins/conftest-container/.npmignore b/plugins/conftest-container/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6461deecd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/conftest-container/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.ts
diff --git a/plugins/conftest-container/package.json b/plugins/conftest-container/package.json
index c7768718ed..e9830df871 100644
--- a/plugins/conftest-container/package.json
+++ b/plugins/conftest-container/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.13.13",
   "description": "Auto-generator for the conftest plugin and Garden container modules",
   "main": "index.js",
+  "private": "false",
   "dependencies": {
     "@garden-io/core": "*",
     "@garden-io/garden-conftest": "*",
diff --git a/plugins/conftest-kubernetes/.npmignore b/plugins/conftest-kubernetes/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6461deecd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/conftest-kubernetes/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.ts
diff --git a/plugins/conftest-kubernetes/package.json b/plugins/conftest-kubernetes/package.json
index 3cb314ce98..7c3cc793dc 100644
--- a/plugins/conftest-kubernetes/package.json
+++ b/plugins/conftest-kubernetes/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.13.13",
   "description": "Auto-generator for the conftest plugin and Garden kubernetes/helm modules",
   "main": "index.js",
-  "private": true,
+  "private": false,
   "dependencies": {
     "@garden-io/core": "*",
     "@garden-io/garden-conftest": "*",
diff --git a/plugins/conftest/.npmignore b/plugins/conftest/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6461deecd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/conftest/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.ts
diff --git a/plugins/conftest/package.json b/plugins/conftest/package.json
index e3f350e0d8..31f0675db2 100644
--- a/plugins/conftest/package.json
+++ b/plugins/conftest/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.13.13",
   "description": "conftest plugin for Garden",
   "main": "index.js",
-  "private": true,
+  "private": false,
   "dependencies": {
     "@garden-io/core": "*",
     "@garden-io/sdk": "*",
diff --git a/plugins/jib/.npmignore b/plugins/jib/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6461deecd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/jib/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.ts
diff --git a/plugins/jib/.prettierrc.json b/plugins/jib/.prettierrc.json
deleted file mode 120000
index e69c69c2f4..0000000000
--- a/plugins/jib/.prettierrc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../.prettierrc.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/jib/.prettierrc.json b/plugins/jib/.prettierrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08733e557f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/jib/.prettierrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "arrowParens": "always",
+  "printWidth": 120,
+  "quoteProps": "consistent",
+  "semi": false,
+  "trailingComma": "es5",
+  "tabWidth": 2
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/jib/package.json b/plugins/jib/package.json
index 6105f33ec0..f73a289867 100644
--- a/plugins/jib/package.json
+++ b/plugins/jib/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.13.13",
   "description": "Jib container plugin for Garden",
   "main": "index.js",
+  "private": false,
   "dependencies": {
     "@garden-io/core": "*",
     "@garden-io/sdk": "*",
diff --git a/plugins/pulumi/.npmignore b/plugins/pulumi/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6461deecd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pulumi/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.ts
diff --git a/plugins/pulumi/package.json b/plugins/pulumi/package.json
index 55fda3ab05..7ca114903e 100644
--- a/plugins/pulumi/package.json
+++ b/plugins/pulumi/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.13.13",
   "description": "Pulumi plugin for Garden",
   "main": "index.js",
+  "private": false,
   "dependencies": {
     "@garden-io/core": "*",
     "@garden-io/sdk": "*",
diff --git a/plugins/terraform/.npmignore b/plugins/terraform/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6461deecd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/terraform/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.ts
diff --git a/plugins/terraform/package.json b/plugins/terraform/package.json
index 63b8d27155..155c9cafea 100644
--- a/plugins/terraform/package.json
+++ b/plugins/terraform/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.13.13",
   "description": "Terraform plugin for Garden",
   "main": "index.js",
+  "private": false,
   "dependencies": {
     "@garden-io/core": "*",
     "@garden-io/sdk": "*",
diff --git a/sdk/.prettierrc.json b/sdk/.prettierrc.json
deleted file mode 120000
index 0e9207b846..0000000000
--- a/sdk/.prettierrc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.prettierrc.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/.prettierrc.json b/sdk/.prettierrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08733e557f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/.prettierrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "arrowParens": "always",
+  "printWidth": 120,
+  "quoteProps": "consistent",
+  "semi": false,
+  "trailingComma": "es5",
+  "tabWidth": 2
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/package.json b/sdk/package.json
index f21eb29911..9635cf67be 100644
--- a/sdk/package.json
+++ b/sdk/package.json
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
     "npm": ">=8"
   },
   "preferGlobal": true,
-  "private": true,
-  "files": [
-    "build"
-  ],
+  "private": false,
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@garden-io/core": "*",
diff --git a/support/alpine.Dockerfile b/support/alpine.Dockerfile
index 646897735b..947160e3a1 100644
--- a/support/alpine.Dockerfile
+++ b/support/alpine.Dockerfile
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ COPY --chown=$USER:root --from=aws-builder /usr/bin/aws-iam-authenticator /usr/b
 #
 # gcloud base
 #
+
 FROM google/cloud-sdk:445.0.0-alpine@sha256:0e934ffbe78ccceafe352b137d5ae442e2cb57ceda2d5c1c655af51aff53d158 as gcloud-base
 
 RUN gcloud components install kubectl gke-gcloud-auth-plugin --quiet