diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-322-amd64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-322-amd64.yaml
index ae408f1..9f868d6 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-322-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-322-amd64.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ skip_clone: true
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-alpine:3.22
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -36,17 +36,18 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.5.3
     # volumes:
     #   - amd64-binaries-r-dep-cache-alpine-322:/mnt/cache
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       # - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "alpine322", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "alpine322", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-322-arm64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-322-arm64.yaml
index 7d28c2a..ae8d9bd 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-322-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-322-arm64.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-alpine:3.22
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -39,17 +39,18 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.5.3
     # volumes:
     #   - arm64-binaries-r-dep-cache-alpine-322:/mnt/cache
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       # - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "alpine322", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "alpine322", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-323-amd64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-323-amd64.yaml
index 77fbf9c..725aa26 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-323-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-323-amd64.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-alpine:3.23
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -39,17 +39,18 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.5.3
     # volumes:
     #   - amd64-binaries-r-dep-cache-alpine-323:/mnt/cache
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       # - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "alpine323", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "alpine323", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-323-arm64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-323-arm64.yaml
index 471cb4a..ce12e75 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-323-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-alpine-323-arm64.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-alpine:3.23
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -39,17 +39,18 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.5.3
     # volumes:
     #   - arm64-binaries-r-dep-cache-alpine-323:/mnt/cache
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       # - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "alpine323", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "alpine323", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-10-amd64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-10-amd64.yaml
index b3f7056..3708457 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-10-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-10-amd64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.5
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-redhat:10
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.5.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel10", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel10", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-10-arm64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-10-arm64.yaml
index 22d6b2a..4550363 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-10-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-10-arm64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-redhat:10
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.5.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel10", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel10", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-8-amd64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-8-amd64.yaml
index e3d5840..f0c80e4 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-8-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-8-amd64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-redhat:8
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,14 +40,15 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.4.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel8", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel8", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-8-arm64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-8-arm64.yaml
index 0e3111d..3da6384 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-8-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-8-arm64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-redhat:8
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.4.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel8",s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel8",s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-9-amd64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-9-amd64.yaml
index 45a45b9..54c2c41 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-9-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-9-amd64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-redhat:9
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.4.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel9", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel9", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-9-arm64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-9-arm64.yaml
index 3dabf98..9445b26 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-9-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-redhat-9-arm64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-redhat:9
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.4.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel9", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "rhel9", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2204-amd64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2204-amd64.yaml
index d2b159a..f1a0828 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2204-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2204-amd64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:jammy
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.4.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "jammy", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY")); warnings()'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "jammy", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY")); warnings()'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2204-arm64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2204-arm64.yaml
index 57a8104..0641817 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2204-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2204-arm64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:jammy
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.4.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "jammy", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "jammy", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2404-amd64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2404-amd64.yaml
index f507c0b..a6f5e18 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2404-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2404-amd64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,17 +40,18 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.4.3
     # volumes:
     # - amd64-binaries-r-dep-cache-ubuntu-2404:/mnt/cache
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "noble", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "noble", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources:
diff --git a/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2404-arm64.yaml b/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2404-arm64.yaml
index e052a66..c11044f 100644
--- a/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2404-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.crow/update-package-index-ubuntu-2404-arm64.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ depends_on:
 
 steps:
   - name: Upload PACKAGES files
-    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble-4.4
+    image: reg.devxy.io/rpkgs/build-env-ubuntu:noble
     pull: true
     environment:
       RED_HAT_DEV_PW:
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ steps:
       # set the location of the 'pkgcache' cache dir which persists the R package dependencies needed to install the packages themselves
       R_PKG_CACHE_DIR: /mnt/cache/pkgcache
       R_LIBS_USER: /mnt/cache/R-pkgs
+      R_VERSION: 4.4.3
     commands:
       - git clone -q https://pat-s:$$REPO_RO_TOKEN@git.devxy.io/devxy/build-cran-binaries.git .
       - rm -rf /mnt/cache/packages/*
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
-      - R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
-      - R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("git::https://codefloe.com/rpkgs/bincraft.git")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/cranlike@s3")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'pak::pak("pat-s/desc@description-from-remote")'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'packageVersion("bincraft")'
       - cd /mnt/cache/packages
-      - R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "noble", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
+      - /opt/R/${R_VERSION}/bin/R -q -e 'options(crayon.enabled = TRUE); library(bincraft); future::plan("multisession", workers = 4); library(progressr); handlers(global = TRUE); handlers("progress"); upload_package_index(codename = "noble", s3_endpoint = "https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com", s3_region = "eu-central-003", s3_bucket = "devxy-rpkgs-binaries", s3_access_key_id = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_ACCESS_KEY"), s3_secret_access_key = Sys.getenv("B2_S3_SECRET_KEY"))'
     backend_options:
       kubernetes:
         resources: