diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-gomod-deps.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-gomod-deps.yaml
index 9d93e1e..72787c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-gomod-deps.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-gomod-deps.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cat go.mod |
           grep 'github.com/networkservicemesh/.* v' |
-          grep -v 'github.com/networkservicemesh/govpp.*' |
           grep -v 'github.com/networkservicemesh/vpphelper.*' |
           grep -v 'github.com/networkservicemesh/.* ${{ inputs.tag }}' || exit 0;
           exit 1;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
index aacc60b..3590544 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ name: Release docker images
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
+      suffix:
+        description: optional image name suffix
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+        required: false
       tag:
         type: string
         required: true
@@ -35,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
           context: .
           push: true
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: "ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}:${{ inputs.tag }}"
+          tags: "ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}${{ inputs.suffix }}:${{ inputs.tag }}"