diff --git a/projects/vdk-core/src/vdk/api/job_input.py b/projects/vdk-core/src/vdk/api/job_input.py
index 625cbbaf1c..dc47568e08 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-core/src/vdk/api/job_input.py
+++ b/projects/vdk-core/src/vdk/api/job_input.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class IProperties:
 
     * Keep state of application (for example last ingested row timestamp so you can continue form there on next run)
     * Keeping API keys and passwords necessary to connect to different systems
-    * Keeping custom configuration of a data job.
+    * Keeping custom configuration of a data job.asdfasdf
 
     Data Job properties are also used for parameter substitution in queries, see execute_query docstring.
     """
diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/.plugin-common.yml b/projects/vdk-plugins/.plugin-common.yml
index 43e69a5238..71fc9fa73c 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-plugins/.plugin-common.yml
+++ b/projects/vdk-plugins/.plugin-common.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     - cd projects/vdk-plugins/
     - pip install -U pip
     - pip install ./vdk-test-utils # TODO: REMOVE THIS AT SOME POINT
+    - if [ -n "${USE_VDKCORE_DEV_VERSION}" ] ; then pip install -e ../vdk-core; fi
   script:
     - echo "Build plugin $PLUGIN_NAME"
     - cd ./$PLUGIN_NAME || exit 1
@@ -28,6 +29,17 @@
     reports:
       junit: tests.xml
 
+.build-plugin-on-vdk-core-release:
+  stage: pre_release_test
+  variables:
+    USE_VDKCORE_DEV_VERSION: "yes"
+  extends: .build-plugin
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "external_pull_request_event"'
+      changes:
+       - "projects/vdk-core/*"
+       - "projects/vdk-core/src/**/*"
+
 .build-plugin-dind:
   image: docker:19.03.8
   services:
diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/.plugin-ci.yml b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/.plugin-ci.yml
index 629e5b7f11..bbfa74da5c 100644
--- a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/.plugin-ci.yml
+++ b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-impala/.plugin-ci.yml
@@ -4,15 +4,9 @@
 image: "python:3.7"
 
 .build-vdk-impala:
-  image: docker:19.03.8
-  services:
-    - docker:19.03.8-dind
   variables:
-    DOCKER_HOST: tcp://localhost:2375
-    DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
-    DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
     PLUGIN_NAME: vdk-impala
-  extends: .build-plugin
+  extends: .build-plugin-dind
 
 build-py37-vdk-impala:
   extends: .build-vdk-impala
@@ -33,6 +27,13 @@ build-py310-vdk-impala:
   image: "python:3.10"
 
 
+build-vdk-impala-on-vdk-core-release:
+  variables:
+    PLUGIN_NAME: quickstart-vdk
+  extends: .build-plugin-on-vdk-core-release
+  image: "python:3.9"
+
+
 release-vdk-impala:
   variables:
     PLUGIN_NAME: vdk-impala