diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 26527330..20407a01 100755
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ docker build \
   -t linuxserver/baseimage-alpine:latest .
 ```
 
-The ARM variants can be built on x86_64 hardware using `multiarch/qemu-user-static`
+The ARM variants can be built on x86_64 hardware and vice versa using `lscr.io/linuxserver/qemu-static`
 
 ```bash
-docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
+docker run --rm --privileged lscr.io/linuxserver/qemu-static --reset
 ```
 
 Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64`.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml b/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
index e0da2f3d..c6f82208 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
@@ -27,17 +27,26 @@ jobs:
             fi
             printf "\n## Evaluating \`%s\`\n\n" ${br} >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             JENKINS_VARS=$(curl -sX GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/docker-baseimage-alpine/${br}/jenkins-vars.yml)
-            if [[ "${br}" == $(yq -r '.ls_branch' <<< "${JENKINS_VARS}") ]]; then
+            if ! curl -sfX GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/docker-baseimage-alpine/${br}/Jenkinsfile >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              echo "> No Jenkinsfile found. Branch is either deprecated or is an early dev branch." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
+            elif [[ "${br}" == $(yq -r '.ls_branch' <<< "${JENKINS_VARS}") ]]; then
               echo "Branch appears to be live; checking workflow." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-              if [[ $(yq -r '.skip_package_check' <<< "${JENKINS_VARS}") == "true" ]]; then
+              README_VARS=$(curl -sX GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/docker-baseimage-alpine/${br}/readme-vars.yml)
+              if [[ $(yq -r '.project_deprecation_status' <<< "${README_VARS}") == "true" ]]; then
+                echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                echo "> Branch appears to be deprecated; skipping trigger." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
+              elif [[ $(yq -r '.skip_package_check' <<< "${JENKINS_VARS}") == "true" ]]; then
                 echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "> Skipping branch ${br} due to \`skip_package_check\` being set in \`jenkins-vars.yml\`." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
-              elif grep -wq "^baseimage-alpine_${br}$" <<< "${SKIP_PACKAGE_TRIGGER}"; then
+              elif grep -q "^baseimage-alpine_${br}" <<< "${SKIP_PACKAGE_TRIGGER}"; then
                 echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "> Github organizational variable \`SKIP_PACKAGE_TRIGGER\` contains \`baseimage-alpine_${br}\`; skipping trigger." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
-              elif [ $(curl -s https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-baseimage-alpine/job/${br}/lastBuild/api/json | jq -r '.building') == "true" ]; then
+              elif [ $(curl -s https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-baseimage-alpine/job/${br}/lastBuild/api/json | jq -r '.building' 2>/dev/null) == "true" ]; then
                 echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "> There already seems to be an active build on Jenkins; skipping package trigger for ${br}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
@@ -49,6 +58,11 @@ jobs:
                 response=$(curl -iX POST \
                   https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-baseimage-alpine/job/${br}/buildWithParameters?PACKAGE_CHECK=true \
                   --user ${{ secrets.JENKINS_USER }}:${{ secrets.JENKINS_TOKEN }} | grep -i location | sed "s|^[L|l]ocation: \(.*\)|\1|")
+                if [[ -z "${response}" ]]; then
+                  echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                  echo "> Jenkins build could not be triggered. Skipping branch."
+                  continue
+                fi
                 echo "Jenkins [job queue url](${response%$'\r'})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "Sleeping 10 seconds until job starts" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 sleep 10
@@ -56,11 +70,14 @@ jobs:
                 buildurl="${buildurl%$'\r'}"
                 echo "Jenkins job [build url](${buildurl})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "Attempting to change the Jenkins job description" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-                curl -iX POST \
+                if ! curl -ifX POST \
                   "${buildurl}submitDescription" \
                   --user ${{ secrets.JENKINS_USER }}:${{ secrets.JENKINS_TOKEN }} \
                   --data-urlencode "description=GHA package trigger https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}" \
-                  --data-urlencode "Submit=Submit"
+                  --data-urlencode "Submit=Submit"; then
+                  echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                  echo "> Unable to change the Jenkins job description."
+                fi
                 sleep 20
               fi
             else
@@ -70,13 +87,14 @@ jobs:
           if [[ -n "${triggered_branches}" ]] || [[ -n "${skipped_branches}" ]]; then
             if [[ -n "${triggered_branches}" ]]; then
               NOTIFY_BRANCHES="**Triggered:** ${triggered_branches} \n"
+              NOTIFY_BUILD_URL="**Build URL:** https://ci.linuxserver.io/blue/organizations/jenkins/Docker-Pipeline-Builders%2Fdocker-baseimage-alpine/activity/ \n"
+              echo "**** Package check build(s) triggered for branch(es): ${triggered_branches} ****"
             fi
             if [[ -n "${skipped_branches}" ]]; then
               NOTIFY_BRANCHES="${NOTIFY_BRANCHES}**Skipped:** ${skipped_branches} \n"
             fi
-            echo "**** Package check build(s) triggered for branch(es): ${triggered_branches} ****"
             echo "**** Notifying Discord ****"
             curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"avatar_url": "https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/354986384542662657/df91181b3f1cf0ef1592fbe18e0962d7.png","embeds": [{"color": 9802903,
-              "description": "**Package Check Build(s) Triggered for baseimage-alpine** \n'"${NOTIFY_BRANCHES}"'**Build URL:** '"https://ci.linuxserver.io/blue/organizations/jenkins/Docker-Pipeline-Builders%2Fdocker-baseimage-alpine/activity/"' \n"}],
+              "description": "**Package Check Build(s) for baseimage-alpine** \n'"${NOTIFY_BRANCHES}"''"${NOTIFY_BUILD_URL}"'"}],
               "username": "Github Actions"}' ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK }}
           fi