diff --git a/.docker_image_version b/.docker_image_version
deleted file mode 100644
index bcab45af..00000000
--- a/.docker_image_version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.0.3
diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..802700b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TAG=0.0.3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml
index 72203458..a4708162 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yaml
@@ -40,35 +40,35 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ensure Docker image version is not referencing an existing release
         id: docker-image-version-check
         run: |
-          if ! [[ -s .docker_image_version  ]]; then
-            echo 'Error: No .docker_image_version file found.'
+          if ! [[ -s .env  ]]; then
+            echo 'Error: No .env file found.'
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          if [[ $(sed '/^\s*$/d' .docker_image_version | wc -l) -ge 2 ]]; then
-            echo 'Error: .docker_image_version should contain only one line.'
+          if ! [[ grep -qE '^TAG=' .env ]]; then
+            echo 'Error: .env must contain a TAG variable.'
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          SEMVER="$(cat .docker_image_version)"
+          source .env
 
           # Fail if any previous Docker image version value matches the one in
           # this PR (excluding the current image version).
-          for commit in $(git --no-pager log --first-parent --format=%H -- .docker_image_version | tail -n +2); do
-            if git --no-pager grep -hF "${SEMVER}" $commit -- .docker_image_version | grep -qx ${SEMVER}; then
-              echo 'Error: The version in .docker_image_version matches an'
+          for commit in $(git --no-pager log --first-parent --format=%H -- .env | tail -n +2); do
+            if git --no-pager grep -hF "${TAG}" $commit -- .env | grep -qx ${TAG}; then
+              echo 'Error: The version in .env matches an'
               echo '       earlier version on main. Please update the value in'
-              echo '       .docker_image_version to a new version.'
+              echo '       .env to a new version.'
               exit 1
             fi
           done
 
-          if git show-ref --tags --verify --quiet "refs/tags/v${SEMVER}"; then
-            echo "Error: The tag 'v${SEMVER}' is already a GitHub release.'
-            echo '       Please update the version in .docker_image_version'
+          if git show-ref --tags --verify --quiet "refs/tags/v${TAG}"; then
+            echo "Error: The tag 'v${TAG}' is already a GitHub release.'
+            echo '       Please update the version in .env'
             exit 1
           else
-            echo "SEMVER=${SEMVER}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+            echo "TAG=${TAG}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           fi
 
       - name: Set Docker image metadata
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           tags: |
             type=ref,event=branch
             type=ref,event=pr
-            type=semver,pattern=${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.SEMVER }}
+            type=semver,pattern=${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.TAG }}
 
       - name: Log into GitHub container registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 005b6c6c..54677be6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ The use cases supported by the three demos are summarized in conceptual block di
 
 ### STEP 1: Run the demo
 - Copy and paste the command for the demo you want to see:
-    - 🚨simple AC charging station ⚡: `curl -o docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main/docker-compose.yml && docker compose -p everest up`
-    - 🚨ISO 15118 DC charging ⚡: `curl -o docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main/docker-compose.iso15118-dc.yml && docker compose -p everest-dc up`
-    - 🚨 two EVSE charging ⚡: `curl -o docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main/docker-compose.two-evse.yml && docker compose -p everest-two-evse up`
+    - 🚨 AC Charging ⚡: `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main/demo-ac.sh | bash`
+    - 🚨 ISO 15118 DC Charging ⚡: `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main/demo-iso15118-2-dc.sh | bash`
+    - 🚨 Two EVSE Charging ⚡: `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main/demo-two-evse.sh | bash`
 
 ### STEP 2: Interact with the demo
 - Open the `nodered` flows to understand the module flows at http://127.0.0.1:1880
diff --git a/demo-ac.sh b/demo-ac.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3441ca91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo-ac.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME='docker-compose.yml'
+DEMO_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+
+delete_temporary_directory() { rm -rf "${DEMO_DIR}"; }
+trap delete_temporary_directory EXIT
+
+if [[ ! "${DEMO_DIR}" || ! -d "${DEMO_DIR}" ]]; then
+    echo 'Error: Failed to create a temporary directory for the demo.'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+download_demo_file() {
+    local -r repo_file_path="$1"
+    local -r repo_raw_url='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main'
+    local -r destination_path="${DEMO_DIR}/${repo_file_path}"
+
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname ${destination_path})"
+    curl -s -o "${destination_path}" "${repo_raw_url}/${repo_file_path}"
+    if [[ "$?" != 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to retrieve \"${repo_file_path}\" from the demo"
+	echo 'repository. If this issue persists, please report this as an'
+	echo 'issue in the EVerest project:'
+	echo '    https://github.com/EVerest/EVerest/issues'
+	exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+download_demo_file "${DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}"
+download_demo_file .env
+
+docker compose --project-name everest-ac-demo \
+	       --file "${DEMO_DIR}/${DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}" up
diff --git a/demo-admin-panel.sh b/demo-admin-panel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7103d440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo-admin-panel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME='docker-compose.admin-panel.yml'
+DEMO_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+
+delete_temporary_directory() { rm -rf "${DEMO_DIR}"; }
+trap delete_temporary_directory EXIT
+
+if [[ ! "${DEMO_DIR}" || ! -d "${DEMO_DIR}" ]]; then
+    echo 'Error: Failed to create a temporary directory for the demo.'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+download_demo_file() {
+    local -r repo_file_path="$1"
+    local -r repo_raw_url='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main'
+    local -r destination_path="${DEMO_DIR}/${repo_file_path}"
+
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname ${destination_path})"
+    curl -s -o "${destination_path}" "${repo_raw_url}/${repo_file_path}"
+    if [[ "$?" != 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to retrieve \"${repo_file_path}\" from the demo"
+	echo 'repository. If this issue persists, please report this as an'
+	echo 'issue in the EVerest project:'
+	echo '    https://github.com/EVerest/EVerest/issues'
+	exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+download_demo_file "${DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}"
+download_demo_file .env
+
+docker compose --project-name everest-ac-demo \
+	       --file "${DEMO_DIR}/${DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}" up
diff --git a/demo-iso15118-2-dc.sh b/demo-iso15118-2-dc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3dcbcd5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo-iso15118-2-dc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME='docker-compose.iso15118-dc.yml'
+DEMO_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+
+delete_temporary_directory() { rm -rf "${DEMO_DIR}"; }
+trap delete_temporary_directory EXIT
+
+if [[ ! "${DEMO_DIR}" || ! -d "${DEMO_DIR}" ]]; then
+    echo 'Error: Failed to create a temporary directory for the demo.'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+download_demo_file() {
+    local -r repo_file_path="$1"
+    local -r repo_raw_url='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main'
+    local -r destination_path="${DEMO_DIR}/${repo_file_path}"
+
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname ${destination_path})"
+    curl -s -o "${destination_path}" "${repo_raw_url}/${repo_file_path}"
+    if [[ "$?" != 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to retrieve \"${repo_file_path}\" from the demo"
+	echo 'repository. If this issue persists, please report this as an'
+	echo 'issue in the EVerest project:'
+	echo '    https://github.com/EVerest/EVerest/issues'
+	exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+download_demo_file "${DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}"
+download_demo_file .env
+
+docker compose --project-name everest-ac-demo \
+	       --file "${DEMO_DIR}/${DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}" up
diff --git a/demo-two-evse.sh b/demo-two-evse.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..dbf94a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo-two-evse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME='docker-compose.two-evse.yml'
+DEMO_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+
+delete_temporary_directory() { rm -rf "${DEMO_DIR}"; }
+trap delete_temporary_directory EXIT
+
+if [[ ! "${DEMO_DIR}" || ! -d "${DEMO_DIR}" ]]; then
+    echo 'Error: Failed to create a temporary directory for the demo.'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+download_demo_file() {
+    local -r repo_file_path="$1"
+    local -r repo_raw_url='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everest/everest-demo/main'
+    local -r destination_path="${DEMO_DIR}/${repo_file_path}"
+
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname ${destination_path})"
+    curl -s -o "${destination_path}" "${repo_raw_url}/${repo_file_path}"
+    if [[ "$?" != 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to retrieve \"${repo_file_path}\" from the demo"
+	echo 'repository. If this issue persists, please report this as an'
+	echo 'issue in the EVerest project:'
+	echo '    https://github.com/EVerest/EVerest/issues'
+	exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+download_demo_file "${DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}"
+download_demo_file .env
+
+docker compose --project-name everest-ac-demo \
+	       --file "${DEMO_DIR}/${DEMO_COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}" up
diff --git a/docker-compose.admin-panel.yml b/docker-compose.admin-panel.yml
index 64033aa3..303db3d2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.admin-panel.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.admin-panel.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ version: "3.6"
 
 services:
   mqtt-server:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:${TAG}
     logging:
       driver: none
 
   manager:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:${TAG}
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
     environment:
diff --git a/docker-compose.build.yml b/docker-compose.build.yml
index bbc974e5..7a8536f7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.build.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.build.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ version: "3.6"
 
 services:
   mqtt-server:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:${TAG}
     build: mosquitto
     logging:
       driver: none
 
   manager:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:${TAG}
     build: manager
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0
 
   node-red:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/nodered:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/nodered:${TAG}
     build: nodered
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
diff --git a/docker-compose.iso15118-dc.yml b/docker-compose.iso15118-dc.yml
index aaf7ba40..43b2108e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.iso15118-dc.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.iso15118-dc.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ version: "3.6"
 
 services:
   mqtt-server:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:${TAG}
     logging:
       driver: none
     ports:
       - 1883:1883
 
   manager:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:${TAG}
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
     environment:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       - net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0
 
   node-red:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/nodered:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/nodered:${TAG}
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
     environment:
diff --git a/docker-compose.two-evse.yml b/docker-compose.two-evse.yml
index 1eb687a1..3174bb86 100644
--- a/docker-compose.two-evse.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.two-evse.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ version: "3.6"
 
 services:
   mqtt-server:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:${TAG}
     logging:
       driver: none
 
   manager:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:${TAG}
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
     environment:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
       - net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0
 
   node-red:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/nodered:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/nodered:${TAG}
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
     environment:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2fc81c83..26ad2393 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ version: "3.6"
 
 services:
   mqtt-server:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:${TAG}
     logging:
       driver: none
 
   manager:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/manager:${TAG}
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
     environment:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
       - net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0
 
   node-red:
-    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/nodered:0.0.3
+    image: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/nodered:${TAG}
     depends_on:
       - mqtt-server
     environment: