diff --git a/docker-compose/Makefile b/docker-compose/Makefile
index 2d84092..f2cd6fb 100644
--- a/docker-compose/Makefile
+++ b/docker-compose/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 DOCKER_HOST_IP ?= $(shell echo ${DOCKER_HOST} | grep -o "[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}" || echo ${LOCAL_IP})
 DOCKER_REGISTRY ?= ""
 DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX ?= openwhisk
+DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG ?= nightly
 OPENWHISK_VERSION ?= master
 OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME ?= $(CURDIR)/openwhisk-src
 OPENWHISK_CATALOG_HOME ?= $(CURDIR)/openwhisk-catalog
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@
 		echo "Skipping downloading the code as OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME is set to " $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME); \
 	else \
 		rm -rf $(CURDIR)/openwhisk-src; \
-		curl -o ./openwhisk-src.tar.gz -L https://github.com/apache/incubator-openwhisk/archive/$(OPENWHISK_VERSION).tar.gz; \
+		curl -s -o ./openwhisk-src.tar.gz -L https://github.com/apache/incubator-openwhisk/archive/$(OPENWHISK_VERSION).tar.gz; \
 		echo "Unpacking tarball."; \
 	    mkdir -p $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME); \
 	    tar -xf ./openwhisk-src.tar.gz --strip 1 -C $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME); \
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
 download-catalog:
 	if [ "$(OPENWHISK_CATALOG_HOME)" = "$(CURDIR)/openwhisk-catalog" ]; then \
 	    rm -rf $(CURDIR)/openwhisk-catalog*; \
-	    curl -O ./openwhisk-catalog.tar.gz -L https://api.github.com/repos/apache/incubator-openwhisk-catalog/tarball/master > ./openwhisk-catalog.tar.gz; \
+	    curl -s -O ./openwhisk-catalog.tar.gz -L https://api.github.com/repos/apache/incubator-openwhisk-catalog/tarball/master > ./openwhisk-catalog.tar.gz; \
 	    mkdir openwhisk-catalog; \
 	    tar -xf ./openwhisk-catalog.tar.gz --strip 1 -C openwhisk-catalog; \
 	else \
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
 .PHONY: quick-start-pause
 quick-start-pause:
 	echo "waiting for the Whisk invoker to come up ... "
-	until $$(curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://$(DOCKER_HOST_IP):8085/ping); do printf '.'; sleep 5; done
+	until $$(curl -s --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://$(DOCKER_HOST_IP):8085/ping); do printf '.'; sleep 5; done
 	echo " ... OK"
 	sleep 30
 
@@ -108,49 +109,49 @@
 docker-build:
 	echo "building the OpenWhisk core docker images ... "
 	cd $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME) && \
-		./gradlew distDocker -PdockerImagePrefix=$(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)
+		./gradlew distDocker -PdockerImagePrefix=$(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX) -PdockerImageTag=${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
 
 .PHONY: docker-pull-lean
 docker-pull-lean:
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/controller
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/nodejs6action
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/dockerskeleton
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/controller:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/nodejs6action:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/dockerskeleton:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
 
 .PHONY: docker-pull
 docker-pull:	docker-pull-lean
 	echo "pulling the docker images short list... "
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/invoker
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/invoker:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
 
 .PHONY: docker-pull-full
 docker-pull-full:
 	echo "pulling the docker images full list ... "
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/controller
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/invoker
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/nodejs6action
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-nodejs-v8
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-nodejs-v10
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/python2action
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/python3action
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-swift-v4.2
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/java8action
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-php-v7.3
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-ruby-v2.5
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/actionloop-golang-v1.11
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/dockerskeleton
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-dotnet-v2.2
-	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-ballerina-v0.990.2
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/controller:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/invoker:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/nodejs6action:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-nodejs-v8:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-nodejs-v10:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/python2action:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/python3action:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-swift-v4.2:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/java8action:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-php-v7.3:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-ruby-v2.5:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/actionloop-golang-v1.11:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/dockerskeleton:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-dotnet-v2.2:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
+	docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/action-ballerina-v0.990.2:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG}
 
 download-cli:
 	echo "downloading the CLI tool ... "
 	if [ ! -e "$(WSK_CLI)" ]; then \
         if [ "$(UNAME_STR)" = "Darwin" ]; then \
           echo "downloading cli for mac" ; \
-          curl -o $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/bin/wsk.zip -L https://github.com/apache/incubator-openwhisk-cli/releases/download/latest/OpenWhisk_CLI-latest-mac-amd64.zip ; \
+          curl -s -o $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/bin/wsk.zip -L https://github.com/apache/incubator-openwhisk-cli/releases/download/latest/OpenWhisk_CLI-latest-mac-amd64.zip ; \
             cd $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/bin ; \
         unzip -o wsk.zip; \
         elif [ "$(UNAME_STR)" = "Linux" ]; then \
           echo "downloading cli for linux" ; \
-          curl -o $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/bin/wsk.tgz -L https://github.com/apache/incubator-openwhisk-cli/releases/download/latest/OpenWhisk_CLI-latest-linux-amd64.tgz ; \
+          curl -s -o $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/bin/wsk.tgz -L https://github.com/apache/incubator-openwhisk-cli/releases/download/latest/OpenWhisk_CLI-latest-linux-amd64.tgz ; \
             cd $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/bin ; \
             tar -xf wsk.tgz ; \
         fi; \
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@
 	printf "DOCKER_COMPOSE_HOST=$(DOCKER_HOST_IP)\n" >> $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/local.env
 	printf "DOCKER_REGISTRY=$(DOCKER_REGISTRY)\n" >> $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/local.env
 	printf "DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX=$(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)\n" >> $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/local.env
+	printf "DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=$(DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG)\n" >> $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/local.env
 
 	echo "  ... preparing api-gateway configuration"
 	rm -rf $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/api-gateway-config
@@ -222,9 +224,9 @@
 	mkdir -p $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/minio
 	cp -r ./apigateway/* $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/api-gateway-config/api-gateway/
 	cp -r ./apigateway/rclone $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk
-       
  
 	$(shell cat $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/local.env) docker-compose --project-name openwhisk up minio 2>&1 > $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/setup.log &
+
 	echo "pinging minio..."
 	until (curl --silent http://$(DOCKER_HOST_IP):9001/ > /dev/null); do printf '.'; sleep 5; done
 	echo " ... OK"
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@
 	$(shell cat $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/local.env) docker-compose --project-name openwhisk run --rm --no-deps apigateway rclone copy --exclude .git /etc/api-gateway/ minio:api-gateway/
 	# $(shell cat $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/local.env) docker-compose --project-name openwhisk stop minio
 	# $(shell cat $(TMP_HOME)/tmp/openwhisk/local.env) docker-compose --project-name openwhisk rm -f minio
-	
+
 	# Check if the user has provided SSL certificates, if not generate them
 	if [ -f "$(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/ansible/roles/nginx/files/openwhisk-server-key.pem" ] && \
 		[ -f "$(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/ansible/roles/nginx/files/openwhisk-server-cert.pem" ]; then \
@@ -340,7 +342,8 @@
 .PHONY: init-whisk-cli
 init-whisk-cli:
 	echo "waiting for the Whisk controller to come up ... "
-	until $$(curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://$(DOCKER_HOST_IP):8888/ping); do printf '.'; sleep 5; done
+	# removed --head from this curl because of an upstream change https://github.com/apache/incubator-openwhisk/pull/4494
+	until $$(curl --output /dev/null --silent --fail http://$(DOCKER_HOST_IP):8888/ping); do printf '.'; sleep 5; done
 	echo "initializing CLI properties into $(WSK_CONFIG_FILE)"
 	WSK_CONFIG_FILE=$(WSK_CONFIG_FILE) $(WSK_CLI) property set --auth `cat $(OPENWHISK_PROJECT_HOME)/ansible/files/auth.guest` --apihost https://$(DOCKER_HOST_IP) -i
 
@@ -455,7 +458,7 @@
 	echo "Downloading package" $(PACKAGE_NAME) "into" $(PACKAGE_HOME)
 	rm -rf ./openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME)*
 	if [ "$(PACKAGE_HOME)" = "./openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME)" ]; then \
-	    curl -O ./openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME).tar.gz -L https://api.github.com/repos/apache/incubator-openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME)/tarball/master > ./openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME).tar.gz; \
+	    curl -s -O ./openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME).tar.gz -L https://api.github.com/repos/apache/incubator-openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME)/tarball/master > ./openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME).tar.gz; \
 	    mkdir openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME); \
 	    tar -xf ./openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME).tar.gz --strip 1 -C openwhisk-package-$(PACKAGE_NAME); \
 	else \
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose-lean.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose-lean.yml
index 575d4be..b616fb9 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose-lean.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose-lean.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
   # WHISK CONTROLLER
   controller:
-    image: ${DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX:-openwhisk}/controller
-    command: /bin/sh -c "exec /init.sh 0 >> /home/owuser/controller-local_logs.log 2>&1"
+    image: ${DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX:-openwhisk}/controller:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:-latest}
+    command: /bin/sh -c "exec /init.sh 0 >> /logs/controller-local_logs.log 2>&1"
     privileged: true
     pid: "host"
     userns_mode: "host"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     ports:
       - "6379:6379"
   apigateway:
-    image: openwhisk/apigateway:latest
+    image: openwhisk/apigateway:nightly
     links:
       - controller:whisk.controller
       - redis:redis.docker
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 121dda1..67096cb 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
   # WHISK CONTROLLER
   controller:
-    image: ${DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX:-openwhisk}/controller
+    image: ${DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX:-openwhisk}/controller:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:-latest}
     command: /bin/sh -c "exec /init.sh 0 >> /logs/controller-local_logs.log 2>&1"
     links:
       - db:db.docker
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
   # WHISK INVOKER AGENT
   invoker:
-    image: ${DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX:-openwhisk}/invoker
+    image: ${DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX:-openwhisk}/invoker:${DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG:-latest}
     command: /bin/sh -c "exec /init.sh --id 0 >> /logs/invoker-local_logs.log 2>&1"
     privileged: true
     pid: "host"
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     ports:
       - "6379:6379"
   apigateway:
-    image: openwhisk/apigateway:latest
+    image: openwhisk/apigateway:nightly
     links:
       - controller:whisk.controller
       - redis:redis.docker
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-whisk-controller.env b/docker-compose/docker-whisk-controller.env
index 612ceb1..70d6e55 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-whisk-controller.env
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-whisk-controller.env
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@
 AKKA_CLUSTER_BIND_PORT=5221
 
 WHISK_SYSTEM_KEY=whisk.system
-RUNTIMES_MANIFEST={"runtimes":{"nodejs":[{"kind":"nodejs:6","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"nodejs6action","tag":"latest"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"},"stemCells":[{"count":2,"memory":"256 MB"}]},{"kind":"nodejs:8","default":false,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-nodejs-v8","tag":"latest"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}},{"kind":"nodejs:10","default":false,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-nodejs-v10","tag":"latest"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"python":[{"kind":"python:2","default":false,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"python2action","tag":"latest"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}},{"kind":"python:3","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"python3action","tag":"latest"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"swift":[{"kind":"swift:4.2","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-swift-v4.2","tag":"latest"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"java":[{"kind":"java","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"java8action","tag":"latest"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"},"requireMain":true}],"php":[{"kind":"php:7.3","default":true,"deprecated":false,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-php-v7.3","tag":"latest"},"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"ruby":[{"kind":"ruby:2.5","default":true,"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"},"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-ruby-v2.5","tag":"latest"}}],"go":[{"kind":"go:1.11","default":true,"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"},"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"actionloop-golang-v1.11","tag":"latest"}}],"dotnet":[{"kind":"dotnet:2.2","default":true,"deprecated":false,"requireMain":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-dotnet-v2.2","tag":"latest"},"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"ballerina":[{"kind":"ballerina:0.990","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-ballerina-v0.990.2","tag":"latest"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}]},"blackboxes":[{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"dockerskeleton","tag":"latest"}]}
+RUNTIMES_MANIFEST={"runtimes":{"nodejs":[{"kind":"nodejs:6","default":false,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"nodejs6action","tag":"nightly"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"},"stemCells":[{"count":2,"memory":"256 MB"}]},{"kind":"nodejs:8","default":false,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-nodejs-v8","tag":"nightly"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}},{"kind":"nodejs:10","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-nodejs-v10","tag":"nightly"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"python":[{"kind":"python:2","default":false,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"python2action","tag":"nightly"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}},{"kind":"python:3","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"python3action","tag":"nightly"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"swift":[{"kind":"swift:4.2","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-swift-v4.2","tag":"nightly"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"java":[{"kind":"java","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"java8action","tag":"nightly"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"},"requireMain":true}],"php":[{"kind":"php:7.3","default":true,"deprecated":false,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-php-v7.3","tag":"nightly"},"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"ruby":[{"kind":"ruby:2.5","default":true,"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"},"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-ruby-v2.5","tag":"nightly"}}],"go":[{"kind":"go:1.11","default":true,"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"},"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"actionloop-golang-v1.11","tag":"nightly"}}],"dotnet":[{"kind":"dotnet:2.2","default":true,"deprecated":false,"requireMain":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-dotnet-v2.2","tag":"nightly"},"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}],"ballerina":[{"kind":"ballerina:0.990","default":true,"image":{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"action-ballerina-v0.990.2","tag":"nightly"},"deprecated":false,"attached":{"attachmentName":"codefile","attachmentType":"text/plain"}}]},"blackboxes":[{"prefix":"openwhisk","name":"dockerskeleton","tag":"nightly"}]}