diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
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+name: Publish ApplicationRecord to Registry
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - '*'
+
+env:
+  CERC_REGISTRY_USER_KEY: ${{ secrets.CICD_LACONIC_USER_KEY }}
+  CERC_REGISTRY_BOND_ID: ${{ secrets.CICD_LACONIC_BOND_ID }}
+
+jobs:
+  cns_publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: "Clone project repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18 # though you need version 14 with geojson
+     # - name: "Install exiftool"
+      #  run: |
+       #   apt-get update -y
+        #  apt-get upgrade -y
+         # apt-get install exiftool -y
+      #- name: "Exiftool Version"
+       # run: |
+        #  exiftool -ver
+      - name: "Install Yarn"
+        run: npm install -g yarn
+      - name: "Install registry CLI"
+        run: |
+          npm config set @cerc-io:registry https://git.vdb.to/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/
+          npm install --global @cerc-io/laconic-registry-cli
+      - name: "Install jq"
+        uses: dcarbone/install-jq-action@v2.1.0
+      - name: "Publish App Record"
+        run: scripts/publish-app-record.sh
+      #- name: "Create Metadata Record"
+       # run: scripts/create-metadata-record.sh
+      - name: "Request Deployment"
+        run: scripts/request-app-deployment.sh
diff --git a/scripts/publish-app-record.sh b/scripts/publish-app-record.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+RECORD_FILE=tmp.rf.$$
+CONFIG_FILE=`mktemp`
+
+CERC_APP_TYPE=${CERC_APP_TYPE:-"webapp"}
+CERC_REPO_REF=${CERC_REPO_REF:-${GITHUB_SHA:-`git log -1 --format="%H"`}}
+CERC_IS_LATEST_RELEASE=${CERC_IS_LATEST_RELEASE:-"true"}
+
+rcd_name=$(jq -r '.name' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+rcd_desc=$(jq -r '.description' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+rcd_repository=$(jq -r '.repository' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+rcd_homepage=$(jq -r '.homepage' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+rcd_license=$(jq -r '.license' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+rcd_author=$(jq -r '.author' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+rcd_app_version=$(jq -r '.version' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+
+cat <<EOF > "$CONFIG_FILE"
+services:
+  cns:
+    restEndpoint: '${CERC_REGISTRY_REST_ENDPOINT:-http://23.111.69.218:1317}'
+    gqlEndpoint: '${CERC_REGISTRY_GQL_ENDPOINT:-https://lx-daemon.audubon.app/api}'
+    chainId: ${CERC_REGISTRY_CHAIN_ID:-laconic_9000-1}
+    gas: 9550000
+    fees: 500000aphoton
+EOF
+
+next_ver=$(laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns record list --type ApplicationRecord --all --name "$rcd_name" 2>/dev/null | jq -r -s ".[] | sort_by(.createTime) | reverse | [ .[] | select(.bondId == \"$CERC_REGISTRY_BOND_ID\") ] | .[0].attributes.version" | awk -F. -v OFS=. '{$NF += 1 ; print}')
+
+if [ -z "$next_ver" ] || [ "1" == "$next_ver" ]; then
+  next_ver=0.0.1
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF | sed '/.*: ""$/d' > "$RECORD_FILE"
+record:
+  type: ApplicationRecord
+  version: ${next_ver}
+  name: "$rcd_name"
+  description: "$rcd_desc"
+  homepage: "$rcd_homepage"
+  license: "$rcd_license"
+  author: "$rcd_author"
+  repository:
+    - "$rcd_repository"
+  repository_ref: "$CERC_REPO_REF"
+  app_version: "$rcd_app_version"
+  app_type: "$CERC_APP_TYPE"
+EOF
+
+
+cat $RECORD_FILE
+RECORD_ID=$(laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns record publish --filename $RECORD_FILE --user-key "${CERC_REGISTRY_USER_KEY}" --bond-id ${CERC_REGISTRY_BOND_ID} | jq -r '.id')
+echo $RECORD_ID
+
+if [ -z "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN" ]; then
+  authority=$(echo "$rcd_name" | cut -d'/' -f1 | sed 's/@//')
+  app=$(echo "$rcd_name" | cut -d'/' -f2-)
+  CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN="crn://$authority/applications/$app"
+fi
+
+laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns name set --user-key "${CERC_REGISTRY_USER_KEY}" --bond-id ${CERC_REGISTRY_BOND_ID} "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN@${rcd_app_version}" "$RECORD_ID"
+laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns name set --user-key "${CERC_REGISTRY_USER_KEY}" --bond-id ${CERC_REGISTRY_BOND_ID} "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN@${CERC_REPO_REF}" "$RECORD_ID"
+if [ "true" == "$CERC_IS_LATEST_RELEASE" ]; then
+  laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns name set --user-key "${CERC_REGISTRY_USER_KEY}" --bond-id ${CERC_REGISTRY_BOND_ID} "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN" "$RECORD_ID"
+fi
+
+rm -f $RECORD_FILE $CONFIG_FILE
diff --git a/scripts/request-app-deployment.sh b/scripts/request-app-deployment.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+RECORD_FILE=tmp.rf.$$
+CONFIG_FILE=`mktemp`
+
+rcd_name=$(jq -r '.name' package.json | sed 's/null//' | sed 's/^@//')
+rcd_app_version=$(jq -r '.version' package.json | sed 's/null//')
+
+cat <<EOF > "$CONFIG_FILE"
+services:
+  cns:
+    restEndpoint: '${CERC_REGISTRY_REST_ENDPOINT:-http://23.111.69.218:1317}'
+    gqlEndpoint: '${CERC_REGISTRY_GQL_ENDPOINT:-https://lx-daemon.audubon.app/api}'
+    chainId: ${CERC_REGISTRY_CHAIN_ID:-laconic_9000-1}
+    gas: 550000
+    fees: 200000aphoton
+EOF
+
+if [ -z "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN" ]; then
+  authority=$(echo "$rcd_name" | cut -d'/' -f1 | sed 's/@//')
+  app=$(echo "$rcd_name" | cut -d'/' -f2-)
+  CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN="crn://$authority/applications/$app"
+fi
+
+APP_RECORD=$(laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns name resolve "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN" | jq '.[0]')
+if [ -z "$APP_RECORD" ] || [ "null" == "$APP_RECORD" ]; then
+  echo "No record found for $CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF | sed '/.*: ""$/d' > "$RECORD_FILE"
+record:
+  type: ApplicationDeploymentRequest
+  version: 1.0.0
+  name: "$rcd_name@$rcd_app_version"
+  application: "$CERC_REGISTRY_APP_CRN@$rcd_app_version"
+  dns: "$CERC_REGISTRY_DEPLOYMENT_SHORT_HOSTNAME"
+  deployment: "$CERC_REGISTRY_DEPLOYMENT_CRN"
+  config:
+    env:
+  # this overrides the setting in `.env`  
+      CERC_WEBAPP_DEBUG: "$rcd_app_version"
+      CERC_MAX_GENERATE_TIME: "600"
+  meta:
+    note: "Added by CI @ `date`"
+    repository: "`git remote get-url origin`"
+    repository_ref: "${GITHUB_SHA:-`git log -1 --format="%H"`}"
+EOF
+
+cat $RECORD_FILE
+RECORD_ID=$(laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE cns record publish --filename $RECORD_FILE --user-key "${CERC_REGISTRY_USER_KEY}" --bond-id ${CERC_REGISTRY_BOND_ID} | jq -r '.id')
+echo $RECORD_ID
+
+rm -f $RECORD_FILE $CONFIG_FILE