diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10e61cd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+name: "Build and Test"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["*"]
+
+jobs:
+  #TODO(@Xunzhuo): add lint tools to do static code analyse.
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+  coverage-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    # test
+    - name: Run Coverage Tests
+      run: GOPROXY="https://proxy.golang.org,direct" make go.test.coverage
+    - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      with:
+        fail_ci_if_error: true
+        files: ./coverage.xml
+        verbose: true
+
+  build:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lint,coverage-test]
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        golang:
+          - 1.19
+    steps:
+      - name: "Setup Go"
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.19
+
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - name: "checkout ${{ github.ref }}"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2
+
+      - name: "Build Higress Binary"
+        run: GOPROXY="https://proxy.golang.org,direct" make build
+
+      - name: Upload Higress Binary
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: higress
+          path: out/
+
+  conformance-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+  e2e-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [conformance-test,e2e-test]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bf74b4c1..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-name: "build and codecov"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["*"]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    # The type of runner that the job will run on
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        golang:
-          - 1.19
-    steps:
-      - name: "set up go"
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.19
-
-      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - name: "checkout ${{ github.ref }}"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 2
-
-      - name: "run go build"
-        run: GOPROXY="https://proxy.golang.org,direct" make build
-
-      - name: "run go test and out codecov"
-        run: make prebuild; go test ./cmd/... ./pkg/... -race -coverprofile=coverage.out -covermode=atomic
-
-      - name: "upload coverage"
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
diff --git a/.licenserc.yaml b/.licenserc.yaml
index 71ab593cb..4c6f4a1bb 100644
--- a/.licenserc.yaml
+++ b/.licenserc.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ header:
     - '.gitmodules'
     - 'plugins/**'
     - 'CODEOWNERS'
+    - 'VERSION'
 
   comment: on-failure
 dependency:
diff --git a/Makefile.core.mk b/Makefile.core.mk
index 3ff9f2eb6..5a940ebb1 100644
--- a/Makefile.core.mk
+++ b/Makefile.core.mk
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ prebuild: submodule
 .PHONY: default
 default: build
 
+.PHONY: go.test.coverage
+go.test.coverage: prebuild
+	go test ./cmd/... ./pkg/... -race -coverprofile=coverage.xml -covermode=atomic
+
 .PHONY: build
 build: prebuild $(OUT)
 	GOPROXY=$(GOPROXY) GOOS=$(GOOS_LOCAL) GOARCH=$(GOARCH_LOCAL) LDFLAGS=$(RELEASE_LDFLAGS) script/gobuild.sh $(OUT)/ $(BINARIES)
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ include docker/docker.mk
 
 docker-build: docker.higress ## Build and push docker images to registry defined by $HUB and $TAG
 
-export PARENT_GIT_TAG:=$(shell git describe --tags)
+export PARENT_GIT_TAG:=$(shell cat VERSION)
 export PARENT_GIT_REVISION:=$(TAG)
 
 export ENVOY_TAR_PATH:=/home/package/envoy.tar.gz
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bc4a9161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v0.5.3
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9ecd84928..012b4de93 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ replace github.com/docker/docker => github.com/moby/moby v17.12.0-ce-rc1.0.20200
 replace github.com/imdario/mergo => github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.5
 
 require (
-	github.com/agiledragon/gomonkey/v2 v2.2.0
+	github.com/agiledragon/gomonkey/v2 v2.9.0
 	github.com/dubbogo/go-zookeeper v1.0.4-0.20211212162352-f9d2183d89d5
 	github.com/dubbogo/gost v1.13.1
 	github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.10.2-0.20220325020618-49ff273808a1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 89010dc37..cba96a216 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d/go.mod h1:3eOhrU
 github.com/VividCortex/ewma v1.1.1/go.mod h1:2Tkkvm3sRDVXaiyucHiACn4cqf7DpdyLvmxzcbUokwA=
 github.com/VividCortex/gohistogram v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Pf5mBqqDxYaXu3hDrrU+w6nw50o/4+TcAqDqk/vUH7g=
 github.com/afex/hystrix-go v0.0.0-20180502004556-fa1af6a1f4f5/go.mod h1:SkGFH1ia65gfNATL8TAiHDNxPzPdmEL5uirI2Uyuz6c=
-github.com/agiledragon/gomonkey/v2 v2.2.0 h1:QJWqpdEhGV/JJy70sZ/LDnhbSlMrqHAWHcNOjz1kyuI=
-github.com/agiledragon/gomonkey/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:ap1AmDzcVOAz1YpeJ3TCzIgstoaWLA6jbbgxfB4w2iY=
+github.com/agiledragon/gomonkey/v2 v2.9.0 h1:PDiKKybR596O6FHW+RVSG0Z7uGCBNbmbUXh3uCNQ7Hc=
+github.com/agiledragon/gomonkey/v2 v2.9.0/go.mod h1:ap1AmDzcVOAz1YpeJ3TCzIgstoaWLA6jbbgxfB4w2iY=
 github.com/agnivade/levenshtein v1.0.1/go.mod h1:CURSv5d9Uaml+FovSIICkLbAUZ9S4RqaHDIsdSBg7lM=
 github.com/ahmetb/gen-crd-api-reference-docs v0.3.0/go.mod h1:TdjdkYhlOifCQWPs1UdTma97kQQMozf5h26hTuG70u8=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
diff --git a/script/gobuild.sh b/script/gobuild.sh
index d2a59713a..fe9de412e 100755
--- a/script/gobuild.sh
+++ b/script/gobuild.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ if [[ -z ${BUILDINFO} ]];then
 fi
 
 while read -r line; do
+    echo -e "\n${line}"
     LD_EXTRAFLAGS="${LD_EXTRAFLAGS} -X ${line}"
 done < "${BUILDINFO}"
 
@@ -77,7 +78,6 @@ if [ "${DEBUG}" == "1" ]; then
     OPTIMIZATION_FLAGS=()
 fi
 
-
 time GOOS=${BUILD_GOOS} GOARCH=${BUILD_GOARCH} ${GOBINARY} build \
         ${V} "${GOBUILDFLAGS_ARRAY[@]}" ${GCFLAGS:+-gcflags "${GCFLAGS}"} \
         -o "${OUT}" \
diff --git a/script/report_build_info.sh b/script/report_build_info.sh
index 406ea3c45..c270579c3 100755
--- a/script/report_build_info.sh
+++ b/script/report_build_info.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [[ -z "${IGNORE_DIRTY_TREE}" ]] && ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
   tree_status="Modified"
 fi
 
-GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG=$(git describe --tags)
+GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG=$(cat VERSION)
 HUB=${HUB:-"higress-registry.cn-hangzhou.cr.aliyuncs.com/higress"}
 
 # used by common/scripts/gobuild.sh