diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_container_image.yaml b/.github/workflows/update_container_image.yaml
index df3021b56..3b851e09e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_container_image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_container_image.yaml
@@ -2,20 +2,13 @@ name: Build and Push Container Image
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      dry_run:
-        description: "Skip pushing container image"
-        required: true
-        default: "true"
-        type: choice
-        options: ["true", "false"]
-
-  repository_dispatch:
-    types: [publish-conda-succeeded]
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["publish_conda"]
+    types: [completed]
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-  IMAGE_NAME: "noaa-gfdl/ubuntu-20-fre-cli-2025"
+  IMAGE_NAME: "noaa-gfdl/fre-cli"
 
 jobs:
   build-and-push:
@@ -30,32 +23,35 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Determine image tag
+      - name: Fetch all tags
+        run: git fetch --tags
+
+      - name: Determine latest tag
         id: set_tag
         run: |
-          # Use the pushed tag if this is a tag ref; otherwise fall back.
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
-            TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
-          elif [[ "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" == "main" ]]; then
-            TAG="latest"
-          else
-            TAG="${GITHUB_SHA::7}"
-          fi
-          echo "docker_tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "docker_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Show image tag
+        run: echo "Docker tag is ${{ steps.set_tag.outputs.docker_tag }}"
+
+      - name: Update fre-cli version in cylc-flow-tools.yaml
+        run: |
+          sed -i 's/^[[:space:]]*-[[:space:]]*noaa-gfdl::fre-cli==.*/  - noaa-gfdl::fre-cli==${{ steps.set_tag.outputs.docker_tag }}/' ./container-files/cylc-flow-tools.yaml
 
       - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
-        if: ${{ inputs.dry_run != 'true' }}
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success') }}
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./container-files/Dockerfile-fre-cli
-          push: true
+          push: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_run' }}
           tags: |
             ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.set_tag.outputs.docker_tag }}
diff --git a/container-files/README.md b/container-files/README.md
index 666d00e14..abe3b8c52 100644
--- a/container-files/README.md
+++ b/container-files/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ git clone https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/fre-cli.git
 ## Navigate into fre-cli/container-files
 cd fre-cli/container-files
 
+## Add the desired frecli version number in cylc-flow-tools.yaml
+ex: noaa-gfdl::fre-cli==2026.01
+
 ## Build a container image
 podman build -f Dockerfile-fre-cli -t latest
 
diff --git a/container-files/cylc-flow-tools.yaml b/container-files/cylc-flow-tools.yaml
index a394c4e83..8eef30023 100644
--- a/container-files/cylc-flow-tools.yaml
+++ b/container-files/cylc-flow-tools.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
   - NOAA-GFDL
 dependencies:
   - noaa-gfdl::hsm
-  - noaa-gfdl::fre-cli==2025.04
+  - noaa-gfdl::fre-cli==XXXX.XX #Add version number manually
   - conda-forge::nco
   - conda-forge::rsync
   - conda-forge::make