diff --git a/integration/src/main/scripts/release/bumpSnapshots.sh b/integration/src/main/scripts/release/bumpSnapshots.sh
index c67e81f..73eccd9 100755
--- a/integration/src/main/scripts/release/bumpSnapshots.sh
+++ b/integration/src/main/scripts/release/bumpSnapshots.sh
@@ -178,9 +178,14 @@
         mv "$temp_file" "$repo_location/$repo/version.properties"
     fi
 
-    updateRefs.sh -pcmoxs -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r "$repo"
+    updateRefs.sh -pcmokxs -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r "$repo"
 
-    if [ "$(git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" status | grep '^[ \t]*modified:[ \t]*pom.xml' > /dev/null 2>&1)" = 0 ]
+    if [ "$(git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" status |
+        grep \
+            -e '^\s*modified:\s*pom.xml$' \
+            -e '^\s*modified:\s*.*Dockerfile$' \
+            > /dev/null 2>&1)" \
+        = 1 ]
     then
         references_updated=0
     else
diff --git a/integration/src/main/scripts/release/releasePhase.sh b/integration/src/main/scripts/release/releasePhase.sh
index fd8397f..652bf00 100755
--- a/integration/src/main/scripts/release/releasePhase.sh
+++ b/integration/src/main/scripts/release/releasePhase.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         -l "$repo_location" \
         -i "$issue_id"
     updateRefs.sh \
-        -p \
+        -pk \
         -d "$release_data_file" \
         -l "$repo_location" \
         -r "policy/docker"
diff --git a/integration/src/main/scripts/release/updateRefs.sh b/integration/src/main/scripts/release/updateRefs.sh
index 14f90d9..059c46c 100755
--- a/integration/src/main/scripts/release/updateRefs.sh
+++ b/integration/src/main/scripts/release/updateRefs.sh
@@ -404,10 +404,20 @@
     echo "updating docker base images to version $docker_latest_released_tag on repo $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
     find "$repo_location/$target_repo" \
         -name '*Docker*'
-    find "$repo_location/$target_repo" \
-        -name '*Docker*' \
-        -exec $SED -r -i "s/^(FROM onap\/policy-j[d|r][k|e]-alpine:)[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*$/\1$docker_latest_released_tag/" {} \;
-    result_code=$?
+
+    if [ "$update_snapshot" == true ]
+    then
+        find "$repo_location/$target_repo" \
+            -name '*Docker*' \
+            -exec $SED -r -i "s/^(FROM onap\/policy-j[d|r][k|e]-alpine:)[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*$/\1$docker_latest_snapshot_tag/" {} \;
+        result_code=$?
+    else
+        find "$repo_location/$target_repo" \
+            -name '*Docker*' \
+            -exec $SED -r -i "s/^(FROM onap\/policy-j[d|r][k|e]-alpine:)[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*$/\1$docker_latest_released_tag/" {} \;
+        result_code=$?
+    fi
+
     if [[ "$result_code" -eq 0 ]]
     then
         echo "docker base images updated on $repo_location/$target_repo"