diff --git a/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy b/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
index 169d61d6..4656615c 100644
--- a/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
+++ b/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class SemanticReleasingExecutor {
   def workspace
   def config
   def plugins = [
+    'semantic-release',
     '@semantic-release/git',
     '@semantic-release/changelog',
     '@semantic-release/exec',
diff --git a/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy b/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
index f0f79783..69355ebb 100644
--- a/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
+++ b/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
@@ -241,18 +241,6 @@ def generateComponentStages(component, configurations) {
 
   if (component.semanticReleaseEnabled != null && component.semanticReleaseEnabled) {
     stages.addAll([
-      // Semantic Release Environment Preparation
-      stage("${component.name} :: Semantic Release Preparation") {
-        script {
-          if (env.executeMode == "fully" || env.changedComponents.contains(component.name)) {
-            if (component.semanticReleaseEnabled != null && component.semanticReleaseEnabled) {
-              log.info("Pipeline", "Semantic releasing has enabled, preparing semantic release environment...")
-
-              env.semanticReleasingContainerImage = "docker.io/semantic-release/semantic-release:latest"
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
       // Semantic Releasing
       stage("${component.name} :: Semantic Releasing") {
         podTemplate(
@@ -260,7 +248,7 @@ def generateComponentStages(component, configurations) {
           containers: [
             containerTemplate(
               name: 'semantic-releasing',
-              image: env.semanticReleasingContainerImage,
+              image: 'node:18-bullseye-slim',
               ttyEnabled: true,
               command: 'sleep',
               args: 'infinity'