diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 792fd07..9b85400 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,21 @@ jobs:
       # checkout source code
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      # calculate some variables that are used later
+      # calculate component version information
+      - name: component version information
+        run: |
+          CHANNEL=$(cat config.yml | grep "Channel" | head -1 | awk -F ": " '{print $2}' | sed 's/["[:space:]]//g')
+          INCORE_VERSION=$(cat config.yml | grep "INCORE_VERSION" | head -1 | awk -F= "{print $2 }" | sed "s/[[:alpha:]|,|-|\"|:|#|[:space:]_]//g" | sed "s/-//g")
+          PYINCORE_VERSION=$(cat config.yml | grep "PyIncore" | head -1 | awk -F= "{print $2 }" | sed "s/[[:alpha:]|,|-|\"|:|#|[:space:]]//g" | sed "s/-//g")
+          PYINCORE_VIZ_VERSION=$(cat config.yml | grep "PyIncore-Viz" | head -1 | awk -F= "{print $2 }" | sed "s/[[:alpha:]|,|-|\"|:|#|[:space:]]//g" | sed "s/-//g")
+          PYINCORE_DATA_VERSION=$(cat config.yml | grep "PyIncore-Data" | head -1 | awk -F= "{print $2 }" | sed "s/[[:alpha:]|,|-|\"|:|#|[:space:]]//g" | sed "s/-//g")
+          echo "CHANNEL=${CHANNEL}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "INCORE_VERSION=${INCORE_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV  
+          echo "PYINCORE_VERSION=${PYINCORE_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PYINCORE_VIZ_VERSION=${PYINCORE_VIZ_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PYINCORE_DATA_VERSION=${PYINCORE_DATA_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # calculate branch version information
       - name: version information
         run: |
           echo ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}
@@ -118,6 +132,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "VERSION=${version}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "TAGS=${push_tags}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      # print version information
+      - name: Print Version information
+        run: | 
+          echo "${{ env.TAGS }}"
+          echo "${{ env.CHANNEL }}"
+          echo "${{ env.INCORE_VERSION }}"
+          echo "${{ env.PYINCORE_VERSION }}"
+          echo "${{ env.PYINCORE_VIZ_VERSION }}"
+          echo "${{ env.PYINCORE_DATA_VERSION }}"
+
       # setup docker build
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
@@ -168,6 +192,12 @@ jobs:
           cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ env.BRANCH }}-${{ matrix.name }}
           cache-to: type=gha,scope=${{ env.BRANCH }}-${{ matrix.name }},mode=max
           tags: ${{ env.TAGS }}
+          build-args: |
+            INCORE=${{ env.INCORE_VERSION }}
+            PYINCORE=${{ env.PYINCORE_VERSION }}
+            PYINCORE_VIZ=${{ env.PYINCORE_VIZ_VERSION }}
+            PYINCORE_DATA=${{ env.PYINCORE_DATA_VERSION }}
+            CHANNEL=${{ env.CHANNEL }}
 
       # update README at DockerHub
 #      - name: Docker Hub Description
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb13b6c..c9d75d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,12 +7,19 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased] - 
 
+### Added
+
+- Config file for controlling component versions and github action [#86](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/86)
+
 ### Changed
-- DockerFile now uses libmamba installation to install python dependencies and github workflow is not run on ARM architecture [#75](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/75)
+
+- DockerFile now uses mamba to install python dependencies [#84](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/84)
+- Github Action workflow is no longer run on ARM architecture [#75](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/75)
 
 ## [1.1.0] - 2023-11-08
 
 ### Changed
+
 - INCORE-Lab now uses Pyincore version 1.14.0 [#76](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/76)
 - INCORE-Lab now uses Pyincore-viz version 1.8.4 [#76](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/76)
 
@@ -21,7 +28,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Changed
 
 - Dockerfile for hub to use version 3.0.2 [#57](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/57)
-- Dockerfile for lab to use version 4.0.2 respectively [#56]( https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/56)
+- Dockerfile for lab to use version 4.0.2 respectively [#56](https://github.com/IN-CORE/incore-lab/issues/56)
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.lab b/Dockerfile.lab
index e33f7ae..433d04d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.lab
+++ b/Dockerfile.lab
@@ -17,33 +17,33 @@ USER $NB_USER
 # IN-CORE variables, set these to control versions to be installed
 # use --build-arg CHANNEL=in-core/label/rc to install a RC version
 ARG CHANNEL="in-core"
-ARG PYINCORE="1.14.0"
-ARG PYINCORE_VIZ="1.8.4"
-ARG PYINCORE_DATA="0.6.0"
-ARG INCORE="4.7.0"
+ARG PYINCORE="latest"
+ARG PYINCORE_VIZ="latest"
+ARG PYINCORE_DATA="latest"
+ARG INCORE="latest"
 
 # store versions installed as environment variables
-ENV INCORE=${INCORE} \
-    PYINCORE=${PYINCORE} \
-    PYINCORE_VIZ=${PYINCORE_VIZ} \
-    PYINCORE_DATA=${PYINCORE_DATA}
+ENV INCORE=$INCORE \
+    PYINCORE=$PYINCORE \
+    PYINCORE_VIZ=$PYINCORE_VIZ \
+    PYINCORE_DATA=$PYINCORE_DATA \
+    CHANNEL=$CHANNEL
 
-# Set conda channels and solver
-RUN conda config --add channels conda-forge && \
-    conda config --add channels in-core && \
-    conda install -c conda-forge conda-libmamba-solver && \
-    conda config --set solver libmamba
+# Install Mamba from Conda-Forge
+RUN conda install -c conda-forge mamba
 
-# install pyincore, pyincore-viz and other conda packages
-# mamba files installed will now have rw for others. Use find to collect
-# names of files installed and chane permissions.
+# Set mamba channels
+RUN mamba config --add channels conda-forge && \
+    mamba config --add channels in-core
+
+# Install pyincore, pyincore-viz and other mamba packages
 RUN umask 0 && \
   find /opt/conda ! -perm -o=w -print | sort > /tmp/oldfiles && \
-  conda install -c ${CHANNEL} -y \
+  mamba install -c ${CHANNEL} -y \
      pyincore=${PYINCORE} \
      pyincore-viz=${PYINCORE_VIZ} \
      pyincore-data=${PYINCORE_DATA} && \
-  conda clean --yes --all --force-pkgs-dirs && \
+  mamba clean --yes --all --force-pkgs-dirs && \
   find /opt/conda ! -perm -o=w -print | sort > /tmp/newfiles && \
-  comm -13 /tmp/oldfiles /tmp/newfiles | xargs  -d '\n' -n 100 chmod a+w && \
+  comm -13 /tmp/oldfiles /tmp/newfiles | xargs -d '\n' -n 100 chmod a+w && \
   rm -f /tmp/oldfiles /tmp/newfiles
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diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62dcb1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+title: "IN-CORE Lab component version information"
+project: "IN-CORE Lab"
+author: "Yong Wook Kim"
+Channel: "in-core"
+# version form must be "x.x.x"
+INCORE_VERSION: "4.7.0"
+PyIncore: "1.14.0"
+PyIncore-Viz: "1.8.4"
+PyIncore-Data: "0.6.0"
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