diff --git a/.env.repoTags b/.env.repoTags
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c164f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.repoTags
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FRONTEND_IMAGE_TAG=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml b/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
index 47e0203..b8a2720 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
@@ -27,34 +27,21 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set docker image tag from .env file
       run: |
         set -a; source .env; set +a
+        echo "Restoring latest server image tag from .env"
         echo "DOCKER_TAG_FROM_PUSH=${SERVER_IMAGE_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+    - name: Set docker image tag from .env.repoTags file
+      run: |
+        set -a; source .env.repoTags; set +a
+        echo "Restoring latest frontend image tag from .env.repoTags"
+        echo "FRONTEND_IMAGE_TAG=${FRONTEND_IMAGE_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
     - name: Print input docker image tag
       run: |
         echo "Event name: ${{ github.event_name }}"
         echo "Latest docker image tag (push): ${{ env.DOCKER_TAG_FROM_PUSH }}"
         echo "Latest docker image tag (workflow_dispatch): ${{ env.DOCKER_TAG_FROM_WORKFLOW_DISPATCH }}"
-
-    - name: Update .env file 
-      run: |
-        if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-          echo "Workflow_dispatch: New server image built and pushed, Updating image tag in .env"
-          echo "SERVER_IMAGE_TAG=$DOCKER_TAG_FROM_WORKFLOW_DISPATCH" > .env
-        else
-          echo "Push event: Restoring latest server image tag from .env"
-        fi
-
-    - name: Add, Commit, Push changes to .env file
-      run: |
-        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
-        git config --local user.name "Github Actions bot to update .env with latest tags"
-        if git diff --quiet; then
-          echo "Latest timestamp already present in .env file, no changes to commit"
-        else
-          git add .env
-          git commit -m "Updated docker image tag in .env file to the latest timestamp"
-          git push origin 
-        fi
+        echo "Current frontend image tag (push): ${{ env.FRONTEND_IMAGE_TAG }}"
 
     - name: docker login
       run: | # log into docker hub account
@@ -79,9 +66,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: rename docker images
       run: |
         if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ]; then
-          docker image tag em-pub-dash/frontend:latest $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}_frontend:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+          docker image tag em-pub-dash-prod/frontend:latest $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}_frontend:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+          echo "FRONTEND_IMAGE_TAG=${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         fi
-        docker image tag em-pub-dash/viz-scripts:latest $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}_notebook:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+        docker image tag em-pub-dash-prod/viz-scripts:latest $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}_notebook:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+        echo "NOTEBOOK_IMAGE_TAG=${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: push docker images
       run: |
@@ -89,15 +78,45 @@ jobs:
           docker push $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}_frontend:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
         fi
         docker push $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}_notebook:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+
+    - name: Update .env file 
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+          echo "Workflow_dispatch: New server image built and pushed, Updating image tag in .env"
+          echo "SERVER_IMAGE_TAG=$DOCKER_TAG_FROM_WORKFLOW_DISPATCH" > .env
+        else
+          echo "Push event: New frontend image built and pushed, Updating image tag in .env.repoTags"
+          echo "FRONTEND_IMAGE_TAG=${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}" > .env.repoTags
+        fi
+  
+    - name: Add, Commit, Push changes to .env file
+      run: |
+        git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
+        git config --local user.name "Github Actions bot to update .env with latest tags"
+        if git diff --quiet; then
+          echo "Latest timestamps already present in .env files, no changes to commit"
+        else
+          git add .env .env.repoTags
+          git commit -m "Updated docker image tags in .env files to the latest timestamps"
+          git push origin 
+        fi
    
-    - name: Create a text file
+    - name: Create tag files
       run: |
-          echo ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }} > public_dash_tag_file.txt
-          echo "Created tag text file"
+        echo ${{ env.FRONTEND_IMAGE_TAG }} > frontend_tag_file.txt
+        echo ${{ env.NOTEBOOK_IMAGE_TAG }} > notebook_tag_file.txt
+        echo "Created tag text files"
 
-    - name: Upload Artifact
+    - name: Upload Frontend Tag Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: frontend-image-tag
+        path: frontend_tag_file.txt
+        overwrite: true
+  
+    - name: Upload Notebook Tag Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-          name: public-dash-image-tag
-          path: public_dash_tag_file.txt
-          overwrite: true
+        name: notebook-image-tag
+        path: notebook_tag_file.txt
+        overwrite: true