diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19aeb7bf..6ebc571d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ cargo near new
 
 Initializes a new project skeleton to create a contract from a template.
 
+[Example](./docs/workflows.md) of github [workflows](./cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows) configuration, created by `cargo near new`.
+
 ---
 
 ```console
diff --git a/cargo-near-build/src/near/docker_build/git_checks/dirty.rs b/cargo-near-build/src/near/docker_build/git_checks/dirty.rs
index 6aa38a8c..092b49ee 100644
--- a/cargo-near-build/src/near/docker_build/git_checks/dirty.rs
+++ b/cargo-near-build/src/near/docker_build/git_checks/dirty.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub fn check_then_handle(
 ) -> eyre::Result<()> {
     let result = check(repo_root);
     match (result, context) {
-        (Err(err), BuildContext::Deploy) => {
+        (Err(err), BuildContext::Deploy { .. }) => {
             println!(
                 "{}",
                 "Either commit and push, or revert following changes to continue deployment:"
diff --git a/cargo-near-build/src/near/docker_build/mod.rs b/cargo-near-build/src/near/docker_build/mod.rs
index 8fcbadb3..1a029da6 100644
--- a/cargo-near-build/src/near/docker_build/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-near-build/src/near/docker_build/mod.rs
@@ -38,17 +38,29 @@ pub fn run(docker_opts: DockerBuildOpts) -> eyre::Result<CompilationArtifact> {
             metadata::ReproducibleBuild::parse(cloned_repo.crate_metadata())
         })?;
 
-    if let BuildContext::Deploy = docker_opts.context {
-        pretty_print::handle_step(
-            "Performing check that current HEAD has been pushed to remote...",
-            || {
-                git_checks::pushed_to_remote::check(
-                    // this unwrap depends on `metadata::ReproducibleBuild::validate` logic
-                    &docker_build_meta.repository.clone().unwrap(),
-                    crate_in_repo.head,
-                )
-            },
-        )?;
+    if let BuildContext::Deploy {
+        skip_git_remote_check,
+    } = docker_opts.context
+    {
+        if !skip_git_remote_check {
+            pretty_print::handle_step(
+                "Performing check that current HEAD has been pushed to remote...",
+                || {
+                    git_checks::pushed_to_remote::check(
+                        // this unwrap depends on `metadata::ReproducibleBuild::validate` logic
+                        &docker_build_meta.repository.clone().unwrap(),
+                        crate_in_repo.head,
+                    )
+                },
+            )?;
+        } else {
+            pretty_print::handle_step(
+                "Check that current HEAD has been pushed to remote was configured out by `--skip-git-remote-check` flag",
+                || {
+                    Ok(())
+                },
+            )?;
+        }
     }
     if std::env::var(env_keys::nep330::nonspec::SERVER_DISABLE_INTERACTIVE).is_err() {
         pretty_print::handle_step("Performing `docker` sanity check...", || {
diff --git a/cargo-near-build/src/types/near/build/input/mod.rs b/cargo-near-build/src/types/near/build/input/mod.rs
index f549082f..023e6788 100644
--- a/cargo-near-build/src/types/near/build/input/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-near-build/src/types/near/build/input/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mod docker_context;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum BuildContext {
     Build,
-    Deploy,
+    Deploy { skip_git_remote_check: bool },
 }
 
 /// argument of [build](crate::build) function
diff --git a/cargo-near-build/src/types/near/docker_build/cloned_repo.rs b/cargo-near-build/src/types/near/docker_build/cloned_repo.rs
index b672476f..cc83b187 100644
--- a/cargo-near-build/src/types/near/docker_build/cloned_repo.rs
+++ b/cargo-near-build/src/types/near/docker_build/cloned_repo.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl ClonedRepo {
                 println!("{}", WARN_BECOMES_ERR.red(),);
                 std::thread::sleep(Duration::new(5, 0));
             }
-            (true, BuildContext::Deploy) => {
+            (true, BuildContext::Deploy { .. }) => {
                 println!(
                     "{}",
                     "Check in Cargo.lock for contract being built into source control.".yellow()
diff --git a/cargo-near-build/src/types/source_id/mod.rs b/cargo-near-build/src/types/source_id/mod.rs
index b5a96011..fde41e7b 100644
--- a/cargo-near-build/src/types/source_id/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-near-build/src/types/source_id/mod.rs
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Precise {
 /// Information to find a specific commit in a Git repository.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 pub enum GitReference {
-    /// From a specific revision. Can be a commit hash (either short or full),
-    /// or a named reference like `refs/pull/493/head`.
+    /// From a specific revision. Can be a commit hash (only full form)
     Rev(String),
 }
 
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/build_command/mod.rs b/cargo-near/src/commands/build_command/mod.rs
index 1d70ead2..c6bfdc23 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/commands/build_command/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/build_command/mod.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ pub struct BuildCommand {
 impl BuildCommand {
     pub fn run(self, context: BuildContext) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<BuildArtifact> {
         if self.no_docker() {
+            if let BuildContext::Deploy {
+                skip_git_remote_check: true,
+            } = context
+            {
+                return Err(color_eyre::eyre::eyre!(
+                    "`--skip-git-remote-check` flag is only applicable for docker builds"
+                ));
+            }
             cargo_near_build::build(self.into())
         } else {
             cargo_near_build::docker::build(cargo_near_build::docker::DockerBuildOpts {
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/deploy/mod.rs b/cargo-near/src/commands/deploy/mod.rs
index 6d6bc9a8..a3e81c15 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/commands/deploy/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/deploy/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ pub struct Contract {
     #[interactive_clap(flatten)]
     /// Specify a build command args:
     build_command_args: build_command::BuildCommand,
+    /// whether to check that code has been pushed to repository during docker build
+    #[interactive_clap(long)]
+    skip_git_remote_check: bool,
     #[interactive_clap(skip_default_input_arg)]
     /// What is the contract account ID?
     contract_account_id: near_cli_rs::types::account_id::AccountId,
@@ -28,7 +31,9 @@ impl ContractContext {
         let file_path = scope
             .build_command_args
             .clone()
-            .run(cargo_near_build::BuildContext::Deploy)?
+            .run(cargo_near_build::BuildContext::Deploy {
+                skip_git_remote_check: scope.skip_git_remote_check,
+            })?
             .path;
 
         Ok(Self(
@@ -82,9 +87,12 @@ impl interactive_clap::FromCli for Contract {
             .clone()
             .expect("Unexpected error");
 
+        let skip_git_remote_check = clap_variant.skip_git_remote_check;
+
         let new_context_scope = InteractiveClapContextScopeForContract {
             build_command_args,
             contract_account_id,
+            skip_git_remote_check,
         };
 
         let output_context =
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/mod.rs b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/mod.rs
index 55939d5b..69c9f36b 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ impl NewContext {
                 &new_file_path,
                 new_project_file
                     .content
-                    .replace("cargo-near-new-project-name", project_name),
+                    .replace("cargo-near-new-project-name", project_name)
+                    .replace(
+                        "cargo-near-new-ci-tool-version-self",
+                        env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+                    ),
             )
             .wrap_err_with(|| format!("Failed to write to file: {}", new_file_path.display()))?;
         }
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml
index f79ba718..f892d532 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install cargo-near CLI
-        run: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/near/cargo-near/releases/download/cargo-near-v0.6.2/cargo-near-installer.sh | sh
+        run: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/near/cargo-near/releases/download/cargo-near-vcargo-near-new-ci-tool-version-self/cargo-near-installer.sh | sh
       - name: Deploy to production
         run: |
           cargo near deploy "${{ vars.NEAR_CONTRACT_PRODUCTION_ACCOUNT_ID }}" \
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
index 5ddc7831..0f75164a 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ jobs:
             send
 
       - name: Install cargo-near CLI
-        run: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/near/cargo-near/releases/download/cargo-near-v0.6.2/cargo-near-installer.sh | sh
+        run: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/near/cargo-near/releases/download/cargo-near-vcargo-near-new-ci-tool-version-self/cargo-near-installer.sh | sh
       - name: Deploy to staging
+        # `--skip-git-remote-check` was used
+        # as pull request git refs `refs/pull/NUMBER/merge` are somewhat harder to access and live only as long as PRs do
+        # 
+        # WASM reproducibility check akin to SourceScan won't be available for staging contracts, deployed from PRs 
         run: |
-          cargo near deploy "${{ env.NEAR_CONTRACT_PR_STAGING_ACCOUNT_ID }}" \
+          cargo near deploy --skip-git-remote-check "${{ env.NEAR_CONTRACT_PR_STAGING_ACCOUNT_ID }}" \
             without-init-call \
             network-config "${{ vars.NEAR_CONTRACT_STAGING_NETWORK }}" \
             sign-with-plaintext-private-key \
diff --git a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/tests/test_basics.rs b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/tests/test_basics.rs
index d6eabeed..e86b4bf0 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/tests/test_basics.rs
+++ b/cargo-near/src/commands/new/new-project-template/tests/test_basics.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ async fn test_contract_is_operational() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>
         .await?;
     assert!(outcome.is_success());
 
-    let user_message_outcome = contract
-        .view("get_greeting")
-        .args_json(json!({}))
-        .await?;
+    let user_message_outcome = contract.view("get_greeting").args_json(json!({})).await?;
     assert_eq!(user_message_outcome.json::<String>()?, "Hello World!");
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/docs/gh_settings_secrets_and_vars.png b/docs/gh_settings_secrets_and_vars.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..391c9275
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diff --git a/docs/workflows.md b/docs/workflows.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08811b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/workflows.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+![gh_settings_secrets_and_vars](./gh_settings_secrets_and_vars.png)
+
+Example production account values: 
+
+```bash
+# variables
+NEAR_CONTRACT_PRODUCTION_ACCOUNT_ID=cargo_near_test_workflows.testnet
+NEAR_CONTRACT_PRODUCTION_NETWORK=testnet
+NEAR_CONTRACT_PRODUCTION_ACCOUNT_PUBLIC_KEY=ed25519:EvCRvguSjeaTGuzQPQmLg1GqWLqgihBKKcSHT4xtS8K
+# secrets
+NEAR_CONTRACT_PRODUCTION_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY=ed25519:4diBhcs9ECg3sDPE97gCFhHbB21BSRheWSzrqt1UVciEoMhpecnFjqapeSfrxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+```
+
+Example staging account values:
+
+```bash
+# variables
+NEAR_CONTRACT_STAGING_ACCOUNT_PUBLIC_KEY=ed25519:EvCRvguSjeaTGuzQPQmLg1GqWLqgihBKKcSHT4xtS8K
+NEAR_CONTRACT_STAGING_ACCOUNT_ID=cargo_near_test_workflows.testnet
+NEAR_CONTRACT_STAGING_NETWORK=testnet
+# secrets
+NEAR_CONTRACT_STAGING_ACCOUNT_PRIVATE_KEY=ed25519:4diBhcs9ECg3sDPE97gCFhHbB21BSRheWSzrqt1UVciEoMhpecnFjqapeSfrxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+```
+
+NOTE: last chars of both private keys examples are redacted/replaced with `'x'` char.