diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check-sdk.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-check-sdk.yaml
index 5b8f2aa..10a4811 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-check-sdk.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check-sdk.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: "Build check gemstone in SDK"
 run-name: SDK build check to ${{ inputs.deploy_target }} by @${{ github.actor }}
 on: [push, pull_request]
 env:
-  SDK: 0.2.1-alpine-3.19.1
+  SDK: 0.2.2-alpine-3.19.1
 jobs:
   build-check-sdk:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup SDK
       run: docker pull servostar/gemstone:sdk-"$SDK" && docker build --tag gemstone:devkit-"$SDK" .
     - name: Compile
-      run: docker run gemstone:devkit-"$SDK" make check
+      run: docker run gemstone:devkit-"$SDK" sh run-check-test.sh
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ce2db20..09e34b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-FROM servostar/gemstone:sdk-0.2.1-alpine-3.19.1
+FROM servostar/gemstone:sdk-0.2.2-alpine-3.19.1
 LABEL authors="servostar"
-LABEL version="0.2.1"
+LABEL version="0.2.2"
 LABEL description="docker image for setting up the build pipeline on SDK"
 LABEL website="https://github.com/Servostar/gemstone"
 
-RUN git clone https://github.com/Servostar/gemstone.git /home/lorang
+COPY --chown=lorang src /home/lorang/src
+COPY --chown=lorang tests /home/lorang/tests
+COPY --chown=lorang CMakeLists.txt /home/lorang/
+COPY --chown=lorang run-check-test.sh /home/lorang/
 
 RUN cmake .
diff --git a/run-check-test.sh b/run-check-test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2a3ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-check-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Author: Sven Vogel
+# Created: 02.05.2024
+# Description: Builds the project and runs tests
+#              Returns 0 on success and 1 when something went wrong
+
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+echo "| BUILDING all TARGETS                 |"
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+
+make -B
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "===> failed to build targets"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+echo "| RUNNING CODE CHECK                   |"
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+
+make check
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "===> failed code check..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+echo "| RUNNING TESTS                        |"
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+
+ctest -VV --output-on-failure --schedule-random -j 4
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "===> failed tests..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+echo "| COMPLETED CHECK + TESTS SUCCESSFULLY |"
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/Dockerfile b/sdk/Dockerfile
index 4dbeb1f..1a6a677 100644
--- a/sdk/Dockerfile
+++ b/sdk/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 FROM alpine:3.19.1
 LABEL authors="servostar"
-LABEL version="0.2.1"
+LABEL version="0.2.2"
 LABEL description="base image for building the gemstone programming language compiler"
 LABEL website="https://github.com/Servostar/gemstone"
 
 # install dependencies
-RUN apk add build-base gcc make cmake bison flex git
+RUN apk add build-base gcc make cmake bison flex git python3
 
 # create user for build
 RUN adduser --disabled-password lorang