diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
index 79a89d4..f49a194 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       tag: ${{ steps.parse-tag.outputs.tag }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: aica-technology/.github/.github/actions/docker-tag-from-git@v0.5.0
+      - uses: aica-technology/.github/.github/actions/docker-tag-from-git@v0.6.1
         id: parse-tag
 
   build:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee87578..9357b74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,12 +2,24 @@
 
 Release Versions:
 
+- [1.4.0](#140)
+- [1.3.0](#130)
 - [1.2.0](#120)
 - [1.1.0](#110)
 - [1.0.0](#100)
 - [0.2.0](#020)
 - [0.1.0](#010)
 
+## 1.4.0
+
+Version 1.4.0 includes a first stable version of communication interfaces.
+
+## 1.3.0
+
+Version 1.3.0 introduces the first version of the communication_interfaces library, which is a more standalone and
+versatile alternative of network_interfaces for socket communication. It doesn't have dependencies on control libraries
+or clproto. Additionally, the release includes automated builds for the CI.
+
 ## 1.2.0
 
 Version 1.2.0 is an update to support the latest release of
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index a430ed5..e0acf1b 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-set (NETWORK_INTERFACES_VERSION 1.2.0)
+set (NETWORK_INTERFACES_VERSION 1.4.0)
 project(network_interfaces VERSION ${NETWORK_INTERFACES_VERSION})
 
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests." OFF)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ include(FindPkgConfig)
 
 add_project_dependency(control_libraries 7.0.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS state_representation)
 add_project_dependency(clproto 7.0.0 REQUIRED)
-if (NOT ${cppzmq_FOUND}) # provided by parent CMakeLists.txt (if used)
+if (NOT cppzmq_POPULATED) # provided by parent CMakeLists.txt (if used)
   add_project_dependency(cppzmq 4.7.1 REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index 5b7b36f..855abc3 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="network_interfaces",
-    version="1.2.0",
+    version="1.4.0",
     description="This package implements network interfaces of AICA",
     maintainer="Dominic Reber",
     maintainer_email="dominic@aica.tech",
diff --git a/source/communication_interfaces/CMakeLists.txt b/source/communication_interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
index 83d7500..e419509 100644
--- a/source/communication_interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/communication_interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
-set(COMMUNICATION_INTERFACES_VERSION 0.0.1)
+set(COMMUNICATION_INTERFACES_VERSION 0.0.2)
 project(communication_interfaces VERSION ${COMMUNICATION_INTERFACES_VERSION})
 
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests." OFF)
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(FindPkgConfig)
 
-if (NOT ${cppzmq_FOUND}) # provided by parent CMakeLists.txt (if used)
+if (NOT cppzmq_POPULATED) # provided by parent CMakeLists.txt (if used)
   add_project_dependency(cppzmq 4.7.1 REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
-include_directories(include)
-
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/sockets/UDPSocket.cpp
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/sockets/UDPClient.cpp
@@ -55,7 +53,10 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/sockets/TCPSocket.cpp
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/sockets/TCPClient.cpp
         ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/sockets/TCPServer.cpp)
-target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC include)
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+        $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
+)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC cppzmq)
 
 install(DIRECTORY include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
@@ -74,6 +75,18 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     add_test(NAME test_${PROJECT_NAME} COMMAND test_${PROJECT_NAME})
 endif()
 
+# export the target and its associated config (includes, linked libraries, etc)
+install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+  EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets
+  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+  RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+  INCLUDES DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
+)
+install(EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets
+  FILE ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets.cmake
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}
+)
 
 # generate the version file for the config file
 write_basic_package_version_file(
diff --git a/source/communication_interfaces/communication_interfaces-config.cmake.in b/source/communication_interfaces/communication_interfaces-config.cmake.in
index cc4e2c5..f2d28d9 100644
--- a/source/communication_interfaces/communication_interfaces-config.cmake.in
+++ b/source/communication_interfaces/communication_interfaces-config.cmake.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
-find_dependency(cppzmq)
\ No newline at end of file
+find_dependency(cppzmq)
+include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/communication_interfacesTargets.cmake)
diff --git a/source/communication_interfaces/src/sockets/ZMQSubscriber.cpp b/source/communication_interfaces/src/sockets/ZMQSubscriber.cpp
index e9a8d94..dfce313 100644
--- a/source/communication_interfaces/src/sockets/ZMQSubscriber.cpp
+++ b/source/communication_interfaces/src/sockets/ZMQSubscriber.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ ZMQSubscriber::ZMQSubscriber(ZMQSocketConfiguration configuration) : ZMQSocket(s
 
 void ZMQSubscriber::open() {
   this->socket_ = std::make_shared<zmq::socket_t>(*this->config_.context, ZMQ_SUB);
-  this->open_socket();
   this->socket_->set(zmq::sockopt::conflate, 1);
   this->socket_->set(zmq::sockopt::subscribe, "");
+  this->open_socket();
 }
 
 bool ZMQSubscriber::send_bytes(const std::string&) {
diff --git a/source/install.sh b/source/install.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755