diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 1c4de830..dd2259b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -15,19 +15,25 @@
 name: End-to-end Tests
 
 on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: [image]
-    types:
-      - completed
-    branches:
-      - "pull-request/[0-9]+"
-      - main
-      - release-*
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs: {}
+    secrets:
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
+        required: true
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
+        required: true
+      AWS_SSH_KEY:
+        required: true
+      E2E_SSH_USER:
+        required: true
+      SLACK_BOT_TOKEN:
+        required: true
+      SLACK_CHANNEL_ID:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   e2e-tests:
     runs-on: linux-amd64-cpu4
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image.yaml b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
index 81434839..16f79328 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ matrix.ispr }}" == "true" ]]; then
             BUILD_MULTI_ARCH_IMAGES="false"
           fi
-          echo "PUSH_ON_BUILD=\"true\"" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PUSH_ON_BUILD="true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "BUILD_MULTI_ARCH_IMAGES=${BUILD_MULTI_ARCH_IMAGES}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
@@ -122,3 +122,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "${VERSION}"
           make -f deployments/container/Makefile build-${{ matrix.dist }}
+
+  test:
+    name: End-to-end Tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+    secrets: inherit
+    needs: image
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployments/container/Makefile b/deployments/container/Makefile
index 3d37051e..a2a1f23b 100644
--- a/deployments/container/Makefile
+++ b/deployments/container/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ DISTRIBUTIONS := ubuntu20.04 ubi8
 
 META_TARGETS := packaging
 
+IMAGE_TARGETS := $(patsubst %,image-%,$(DISTRIBUTIONS) $(META_TARGETS))
 BUILD_TARGETS := $(patsubst %,build-%,$(DISTRIBUTIONS) $(META_TARGETS))
 PUSH_TARGETS := $(patsubst %,push-%,$(DISTRIBUTIONS) $(META_TARGETS))
 TEST_TARGETS := $(patsubst %,test-%,$(DISTRIBUTIONS))
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ build-%: DOCKERFILE = $(CURDIR)/deployments/container/Dockerfile.$(DOCKERFILE_SU
 ARTIFACTS_ROOT ?= $(shell realpath --relative-to=$(CURDIR) $(DIST_DIR))
 
 # Use a generic build target to build the relevant images
-$(BUILD_TARGETS): build-%: $(ARTIFACTS_ROOT)
+$(IMAGE_TARGETS): image-%: $(ARTIFACTS_ROOT)
 	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 \
 		$(DOCKER) $(BUILDX) build --pull \
 		--provenance=false --sbom=false \
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ $(BUILD_TARGETS): build-%: $(ARTIFACTS_ROOT)
 		-f $(DOCKERFILE) \
 		$(CURDIR)
 
-
 build-ubuntu%: DOCKERFILE_SUFFIX := ubuntu
 build-ubuntu%: PACKAGE_DIST = ubuntu18.04
 
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ build-packaging: PACKAGE_DIST = all
 # Test targets
 test-%: DIST = $(*)
 
+# Handle the default build target.
+.PHONY: build
+build: $(DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET)
+$(DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET): build-$(DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET)
+$(DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET): DIST = $(DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET)
+
 TEST_CASES ?= docker crio containerd
 $(TEST_TARGETS): test-%:
 	TEST_CASES="$(TEST_CASES)" bash -x $(CURDIR)/test/container/main.sh run \
diff --git a/deployments/container/multi-arch.mk b/deployments/container/multi-arch.mk
index d2824e99..72f34ab2 100644
--- a/deployments/container/multi-arch.mk
+++ b/deployments/container/multi-arch.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ PUSH_ON_BUILD ?= false
 DOCKER_BUILD_OPTIONS = --output=type=image,push=$(PUSH_ON_BUILD)
 DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = --platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64
 
-# We only generate amd64 image for ubuntu18.04
-build-ubuntu18.04: DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = --platform=linux/amd64
+$(BUILD_TARGETS): build-%: image-%
 
 # We only generate a single image for packaging targets
 build-packaging: DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = --platform=linux/amd64
diff --git a/deployments/container/native-only.mk b/deployments/container/native-only.mk
index d15b78a4..79d7fa99 100644
--- a/deployments/container/native-only.mk
+++ b/deployments/container/native-only.mk
@@ -12,4 +12,22 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = --platform=linux/amd64
+PUSH_ON_BUILD ?= false
+ARCH ?= $(shell uname -m)
+DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = --platform=linux/$(ARCH)
+
+ifeq ($(PUSH_ON_BUILD),true)
+DOCKER_BUILD_OPTIONS = --output=type=image,push=$(PUSH_ON_BUILD)
+$(BUILD_TARGETS): build-%: image-%
+	$(DOCKER) push "$(IMAGE)"
+else
+$(BUILD_TARGETS): build-%: image-%
+endif
+
+# For the default distribution we also retag the image.
+# Note: This needs to be updated for multi-arch images.
+ifeq ($(IMAGE_TAG),$(VERSION)-$(DIST))
+$(DEFAULT_PUSH_TARGET):
+	$(DOCKER) image inspect $(IMAGE) > /dev/null || $(DOCKER) pull $(IMAGE)
+	$(DOCKER) tag $(IMAGE) $(subst :$(IMAGE_TAG),:$(VERSION),$(IMAGE))
+endif