diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ec476cb..74d86e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -43,19 +43,12 @@ jobs:
 # !!!
 
     steps:
-      - name: Maximize build space
-        uses: AdityaGarg8/remove-unwanted-software@v1
-        with:
-          remove-dotnet: 'true'
-          remove-android: 'true'
-          remove-haskell: 'true'
-
       # Checkout push-to-registry action GitHub repository
       - name: Checkout Push to Registry action
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # Confirm that cosign.pub matches SIGNING_SECRET
-      - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3.2.0
+      - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3.3.0
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/live'
 
       - name: Check SIGNING_SECRET matches cosign.pub
@@ -77,14 +70,21 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Add yq (for reading recipe.yml)
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.40.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.40.5
 
       - name: Gather image data from recipe
         run: |
           echo "IMAGE_NAME=$(yq '.name' ./config/${{ matrix.recipe }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "IMAGE_DESCRIPTION=$(yq '.description' ./config/${{ matrix.recipe }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "IMAGE_MAJOR_VERSION=$(yq '.image-version' ./config/${{ matrix.recipe }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BASE_IMAGE_URL=$(yq '.base-image' ./config/${{ matrix.recipe }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          BASE_IMAGE=$(yq '.base-image' ./config/${{ matrix.recipe }})
+          echo "BASE_IMAGE_URL=$BASE_IMAGE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BASE_IMAGE_NAME=$(echo $BASE_IMAGE | sed 's/.*\/.*\///')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Verify base image
+        uses: EyeCantCU/cosign-action/verify@v0.2.2
+        with:
+          containers: ${{ env.BASE_IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ env.IMAGE_MAJOR_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Get current version
         id: labels
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           string: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
 
+      - name: Maximize build space
+        uses: AdityaGarg8/remove-unwanted-software@v2
+        with:
+          remove-dotnet: 'true'
+          remove-android: 'true'
+          remove-haskell: 'true'
+
       # Build image using Buildah action
       - name: Build Image
         id: build_image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-iso.yml b/.github/workflows/release-iso.yml
index 90afd21..4ad0a4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-iso.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-iso.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Generate ISO  
-        uses: ublue-os/isogenerator@v2.2.0
+        uses: ublue-os/isogenerator@v2.3.0
         id: isogenerator
         with:
           image-name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
diff --git a/config/files/usr/share/ublue-os/just/60-custom.just b/config/files/usr/share/ublue-os/just/60-custom.just
index 3501f2b..56fc058 100644
--- a/config/files/usr/share/ublue-os/just/60-custom.just
+++ b/config/files/usr/share/ublue-os/just/60-custom.just
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-!include 100-bling.just
-
 # Include some of your custom scripts here!
 
 # https://github.com/essembeh/gnome-extensions-cli