diff --git a/.copier-docker-config.yaml b/.copier-docker-config.yaml
index 1fe3c58..39cb5a2 100644
--- a/.copier-docker-config.yaml
+++ b/.copier-docker-config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier; do NOT edit manually
-_commit: v0.29.3-5-gb3044be
+_commit: v0.29.4-2-g7c35c83
 _src_path: .
 app_dirname: entelecheia
 app_install_root: /opt
diff --git a/.copier-template/.docker/{% if build_images_from_dockerfile %}Dockerfile.`{{ docker_image_variant_name }}`{% endif %}.jinja b/.copier-template/.docker/{% if build_images_from_dockerfile %}Dockerfile.`{{ docker_image_variant_name }}`{% endif %}.jinja
index 8d4083e..1d15fcf 100644
--- a/.copier-template/.docker/{% if build_images_from_dockerfile %}Dockerfile.`{{ docker_image_variant_name }}`{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/.copier-template/.docker/{% if build_images_from_dockerfile %}Dockerfile.`{{ docker_image_variant_name }}`{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ ENV USER_GID $ARG_USER_GID
 # Creates a non-root user with sudo privileges
 # check if user exists and if not, create user
 RUN if id -u $USERNAME >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
-        echo "User exists"; \
+        # if the current user's user id is different from the specified user id, change the user id of the current user to the specified user id
+        if [ "$USER_UID" -ne "$(id -u $USERNAME)" ]; then \
+            usermod --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME; \
+        fi; \
     else \
         groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME && \
         adduser --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID --force-badname --disabled-password --gecos "" $USERNAME && \
@@ -103,8 +106,11 @@ RUN sh -c "$(wget -qO- https://dotfiles.entelecheia.ai/install)"
 {%- endif %}
 
 USER root
-RUN chown --recursive "${USER_UID}:${USER_GID}" "${WORKSPACE_ROOT}"
-RUN chown --recursive "${USER_UID}:${USER_GID}" "${APP_INSTALL_ROOT}"
+# if the user id is different from the specified user id, change the owner of the workspace to the specified user id
+RUN if [ "$USER_UID" -ne "$(id -u $USERNAME)" ]; then \
+        chown --recursive $USER_UID:$USER_UID $WORKSPACE_ROOT; \
+        chown --recursive $USER_UID:$USER_UID $APP_INSTALL_ROOT; \
+    fi
 USER $USERNAME
 
 # Specifies the command that will be executed when the container is run
diff --git a/.copier-template/.github/workflows/{% if use_deploy_workflows %}deploy-`{{ docker_image_variant_name }}`-image.yaml{% endif %}.jinja b/.copier-template/.github/workflows/{% if use_deploy_workflows %}deploy-`{{ docker_image_variant_name }}`-image.yaml{% endif %}.jinja
index ac8be15..20ebd55 100644
--- a/.copier-template/.github/workflows/{% if use_deploy_workflows %}deploy-`{{ docker_image_variant_name }}`-image.yaml{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/.copier-template/.github/workflows/{% if use_deploy_workflows %}deploy-`{{ docker_image_variant_name }}`-image.yaml{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
             type=raw,value=${{ env.IMAGE_VERSION }}-${{ env.IMAGE_VARIANT }}
             # set latest tag for docker branch
             type=raw,value=latest-${{ env.IMAGE_VARIANT }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
 
       # This step uses the `docker/build-push-action` action to build the image, based on your repository's `Dockerfile`. If the build succeeds, it pushes the image to GitHub Packages.
       # It uses the `context` parameter to define the build's context as the set of files located in the specified path. For more information, see "[Usage](https://github.com/docker/build-push-action#usage)" in the README of the `docker/build-push-action` repository.
diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile.base b/.docker/Dockerfile.base
index c4cc344..e716422 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile.base
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ ENV USER_GID $ARG_USER_GID
 # Creates a non-root user with sudo privileges
 # check if user exists and if not, create user
 RUN if id -u $USERNAME >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
-        echo "User exists"; \
+        # if the current user's user id is different from the specified user id, change the user id of the current user to the specified user id
+        if [ "$USER_UID" -ne "$(id -u $USERNAME)" ]; then \
+            usermod --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME; \
+        fi; \
     else \
         groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME && \
         adduser --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID --force-badname --disabled-password --gecos "" $USERNAME && \
@@ -98,8 +101,11 @@ USER $USERNAME
 RUN sh -c "$(wget -qO- https://dotfiles.entelecheia.ai/install)"
 
 USER root
-RUN chown --recursive "${USER_UID}:${USER_GID}" "${WORKSPACE_ROOT}"
-RUN chown --recursive "${USER_UID}:${USER_GID}" "${APP_INSTALL_ROOT}"
+# if the user id is different from the specified user id, change the owner of the workspace to the specified user id
+RUN if [ "$USER_UID" -ne "$(id -u $USERNAME)" ]; then \
+        chown --recursive $USER_UID:$USER_UID $WORKSPACE_ROOT; \
+        chown --recursive $USER_UID:$USER_UID $APP_INSTALL_ROOT; \
+    fi
 USER $USERNAME
 
 # Specifies the command that will be executed when the container is run
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-base-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-base-image.yaml
index 609420e..da6a224 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-base-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-base-image.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
             type=raw,value=${{ env.IMAGE_VERSION }}-${{ env.IMAGE_VARIANT }}
             # set latest tag for docker branch
             type=raw,value=latest-${{ env.IMAGE_VARIANT }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
 
       # This step uses the `docker/build-push-action` action to build the image, based on your repository's `Dockerfile`. If the build succeeds, it pushes the image to GitHub Packages.
       # It uses the `context` parameter to define the build's context as the set of files located in the specified path. For more information, see "[Usage](https://github.com/docker/build-push-action#usage)" in the README of the `docker/build-push-action` repository.