diff --git a/packages/cli/src/CliSetup.ts b/packages/cli/src/CliSetup.ts
index 5b339f9..761fb88 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/CliSetup.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/CliSetup.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function resolveBuildToolsPath(buildToolsPath: string | undefined) {
 function latestReleaseMessage() {
   showMessage(
     `Publishing Tools Version ${ Constants.CLI_VERSION }`,
-    "- priority fee has been updated to 500000 lamports = 0.0005 SOL. To adjust this value use param `-p or --priority-fee-lamports`",
+    "- priority fee has been updated to 500000 lamports = 0.0005 SOL. To adjust this value use param `-p or --priority-fee-lamports`\n\n- Icon dimensions are now fixed at 512x512",
     "warning"
   );
 }
@@ -104,10 +104,14 @@ export const createPublisherCliCmd = createCliCmd
       if (signer) {
         const result: { publisherAddress: string } = await createPublisherCommand({ signer, url, dryRun, storageParams: storageConfig, priorityFeeLamports });
 
-        const displayUrl = `https://solscan.io/token/${result.publisherAddress}${generateNetworkSuffix(url)}`;
-        const resultText = `Publisher NFT successfully minted:\n${displayUrl}`;
+        if (dryRun) {
+          showMessage("Dry run", "dry run was a success")
+        } else {
+          const displayUrl = `https://solscan.io/token/${result.publisherAddress}${generateNetworkSuffix(url)}`;
+          const resultText = `Publisher NFT successfully minted:\n${displayUrl}`;
 
-        showMessage("Success", resultText);
+          showMessage("Success", resultText);
+        }
       }
     });
   });
@@ -149,10 +153,13 @@ export const createAppCliCmd = createCliCmd
           priorityFeeLamports: priorityFeeLamports,
         });
 
-        const displayUrl = `https://solscan.io/token/${result.appAddress}${generateNetworkSuffix(url)}`;
-        const resultText = `App NFT successfully minted:\n${displayUrl}`;
-
-        showMessage("Success", resultText);
+        if (dryRun) {
+          showMessage("Dry run", "dry run was a success")
+        } else {
+          const displayUrl = `https://solscan.io/token/${result.appAddress}${generateNetworkSuffix(url)}`;
+          const resultText = `App NFT successfully minted:\n${displayUrl}`;  
+          showMessage("Success", resultText);
+        }
       }
     });
   });
@@ -203,10 +210,14 @@ export const createReleaseCliCmd = createCliCmd
             priorityFeeLamports: priorityFeeLamports
           });
 
-          const displayUrl = `https://solscan.io/token/${result?.releaseAddress}${generateNetworkSuffix(url)}`;
-          const resultText = `Release NFT successfully minted:\n${displayUrl}`;
+          if (dryRun) {
+            showMessage("Dry run", "dry run was a success")
+          } else {
+            const displayUrl = `https://solscan.io/token/${result?.releaseAddress}${generateNetworkSuffix(url)}`;
+            const resultText = `Release NFT successfully minted:\n${displayUrl}`;
 
-          showMessage("Success", resultText);
+            showMessage("Success", resultText);
+          }
         }
       });
     }
@@ -309,8 +320,11 @@ publishCommand
             requestorIsAuthorized,
           });
 
-          const resultText = "Successfully submitted to the Solana Mobile dApp publisher portal";
-          showMessage("Success", resultText);
+          if (dryRun) {
+            showMessage("Dry run", "dry run was a success")
+          } else {
+            showMessage("Success", "Successfully submitted to the Solana Mobile dApp publisher portal");
+          }
         }
       });
     }
@@ -381,8 +395,11 @@ publishCommand
             critical,
           });
 
-          const resultText = "dApp successfully updated on the publisher portal";
-          showMessage("Success", resultText);
+          if (dryRun) {
+            showMessage("Dry run", "dry run was a success")
+          } else {
+            showMessage("Success", "dApp successfully updated on the publisher portal");
+          }
         }
       });
     }
@@ -447,8 +464,11 @@ publishCommand
             critical,
           });
 
-          const resultText = "dApp successfully removed from the publisher portal";
-          showMessage("Success", resultText);
+          if (dryRun) {
+            showMessage("Dry run", "dry run was a success")
+          } else {
+            showMessage("Success", "dApp successfully removed from the publisher portal");
+          }
         }
       })
     }
@@ -507,8 +527,11 @@ publishCommand
             requestDetails,
           });
 
-          const resultText = "Support request sent successfully";
-          showMessage("Success", resultText);
+          if (dryRun) {
+            showMessage("Dry run", "dry run was a success")
+          } else {
+            showMessage("Success", "Support request sent successfully");
+          }
         }
       });
     }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/ValidateCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/ValidateCommand.ts
index 0643ee1..d7f12bb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/ValidateCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/ValidateCommand.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   validateRelease,
   metaplexFileReplacer,
 } from "@solana-mobile/dapp-store-publishing-tools";
-import { debug } from "../CliUtils.js";
+import { debug, showMessage } from "../CliUtils.js";
 
 import type { Keypair } from "@solana/web3.js";
 import type { MetaplexFile } from "@metaplex-foundation/js";
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ export const validateCommand = async ({
     validatePublisher(publisherJson);
     console.info(`Publisher JSON valid!`);
   } catch (e) {
-    console.error(e);
+    const errorMsg = (e as Error | null)?.message ?? "";
+    showMessage(
+      "Publisher JSON invalid",
+      errorMsg,
+      "error"
+    )
+    return
   }
 
   const appJson = createAppJson(appDetails, signer.publicKey);
@@ -52,7 +58,13 @@ export const validateCommand = async ({
     validateApp(appJson);
     console.info(`App JSON valid!`);
   } catch (e) {
-    console.error(e);
+    const errorMsg = (e as Error | null)?.message ?? "";
+    showMessage(
+      "App JSON invalid",
+      errorMsg,
+      "error"
+    )
+    return
   }
 
   const releaseJson = await createReleaseJson(
@@ -60,6 +72,16 @@ export const validateCommand = async ({
     signer.publicKey
   );
 
+
+  if (appDetails.android_package != releaseDetails.android_details.android_package) {
+    showMessage(
+      "App package name and release package name do not match", 
+      "App release specifies " + appDetails.android_package + " while release specifies " + releaseDetails.android_details.android_package,
+      "error"
+    )
+    return
+  }
+
   const objStringified = JSON.stringify(releaseJson, metaplexFileReplacer, 2);
   debug("releaseJson=", objStringified);
 
@@ -67,6 +89,18 @@ export const validateCommand = async ({
     validateRelease(JSON.parse(objStringified));
     console.info(`Release JSON valid!`);
   } catch (e) {
-    console.error(e);
+    const errorMsg = (e as Error | null)?.message ?? "";
+    showMessage(
+      "Release JSON invalid",
+      errorMsg,
+      "error"
+    )
+    return
   }
+
+  showMessage(
+    "Json is Valid",
+    "Input data is valid",
+    "standard"
+  )
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliApp.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliApp.ts
index 55b1dfa..5a5d858 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliApp.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliApp.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 
 import {
   getMetaplexInstance,
+  showMessage,
 } from "../../CliUtils.js";
 import { loadPublishDetailsWithChecks, writeToPublishDetails } from "../../config/PublishDetails.js";
 
@@ -42,21 +43,35 @@ const createAppNft = async (
     { metaplex, publisher }
   );
 
-  const blockhash = await connection.getLatestBlockhashAndContext();
-  const tx = txBuilder.toTransaction(blockhash.value);
-  tx.sign(mintAddress, publisher);
+  const maxTries = 8;
+  for (let i = 1; i <= maxTries; i++) {
+    try {
+      const blockhash = await connection.getLatestBlockhashAndContext();
+      const tx = txBuilder.toTransaction(blockhash.value);
+      tx.sign(mintAddress, publisher);
 
-  if (!dryRun) {
-    const txSig = await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [
-      publisher,
-      mintAddress,
-    ], {
-      minContextSlot: blockhash.context.slot
-    });
-    console.info({ txSig, mintAddress: mintAddress.publicKey.toBase58() });
-  }
+      if (!dryRun) {
+        const txSig = await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [
+          publisher,
+          mintAddress,
+        ], {
+          minContextSlot: blockhash.context.slot
+        });
+        console.info({ txSig, mintAddress: mintAddress.publicKey.toBase58() });
+      }
 
-  return { appAddress: mintAddress.publicKey.toBase58() };
+      return { appAddress: mintAddress.publicKey.toBase58() };
+    } catch (e) {
+      const errorMsg = (e as Error | null)?.message ?? "";
+      if (i == maxTries) {
+        showMessage("Transaction Failure", errorMsg, "error");
+        process.exit(-1)
+      } else {
+        const retryMsg = errorMsg + "\nWill Retry minting publisher."
+        showMessage("Transaction Failure", retryMsg, "standard");
+      }
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 type CreateAppCommandInput = {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliPublisher.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliPublisher.ts
index ebf0a1e..46d25f4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliPublisher.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliPublisher.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 
 import {
   getMetaplexInstance,
+  showMessage,
 } from "../../CliUtils.js";
 import { loadPublishDetailsWithChecks, writeToPublishDetails } from "../../config/PublishDetails.js";
 
@@ -37,21 +38,34 @@ const createPublisherNft = async (
     { metaplex, publisher }
   );
 
-  const blockhash = await connection.getLatestBlockhashAndContext();
-  const tx = txBuilder.toTransaction(blockhash.value);
-  tx.sign(mintAddress, publisher);
+  const maxTries = 8;
+  for (let i = 1; i <= maxTries; i++) {
+    try {
+      const blockhash = await connection.getLatestBlockhashAndContext();
+      const tx = txBuilder.toTransaction(blockhash.value);
+      tx.sign(mintAddress, publisher);
 
-  if (!dryRun) {
-    const txSig = await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [
-      publisher,
-      mintAddress,
-    ], {
-      minContextSlot: blockhash.context.slot
-    });
-    console.info({ txSig, mintAddress: mintAddress.publicKey.toBase58() });
+      if (!dryRun) {
+        const txSig = await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [
+          publisher,
+          mintAddress,
+        ], {
+          minContextSlot: blockhash.context.slot
+        });
+        console.info({ txSig, mintAddress: mintAddress.publicKey.toBase58() });
+      }
+      return { publisherAddress: mintAddress.publicKey.toBase58() };
+    } catch (e) {
+      const errorMsg = (e as Error | null)?.message ?? "";
+      if (i == maxTries) {
+        showMessage("Transaction Failure", errorMsg, "error");
+        process.exit(-1)
+      } else {
+        const retryMsg = errorMsg + "\nWill Retry minting publisher."
+        showMessage("Transaction Failure", retryMsg, "standard");
+      }
+    }
   }
-
-  return { publisherAddress: mintAddress.publicKey.toBase58() };
 };
 
 export const createPublisherCommand = async ({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliRelease.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliRelease.ts
index b16948f..45a0b92 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliRelease.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create/CreateCliRelease.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ export const createReleaseCommand = async ({
 
   const { release, app, publisher } = await loadPublishDetailsWithChecks(buildToolsPath);
 
+
+  if (app.android_package != release.android_details.android_package) {
+      throw new Error("App package name and release package name do not match.\nApp release specifies " + app.android_package + " while release specifies " + release.android_details.android_package)
+  }
+
   if (!dryRun) {
     const { releaseAddress } = await createReleaseNft({
       appMintAddress: app.address ?? appMintAddress,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/PublishDetails.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/PublishDetails.ts
index f8061cd..4567c97 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/PublishDetails.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/PublishDetails.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const checkIconCompatibility = async (path: string, typeString: string) => {
   }
 
   if (await checkIconDimensions(path)) {
-    throw new Error("Icons must have square dimensions and be no greater than 512px by 512px.");
+    throw new Error("Icons must be 512px by 512px.");
   }
 };
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ const validateLocalizableResources = (config: PublishDetails) => {
 const checkIconDimensions = async (iconPath: string): Promise<boolean> => {
   const size = await runImgSize(iconPath);
 
-  return size?.width != size?.height || (size?.width ?? 0) > 512;
+  return size?.width != size?.height || (size?.width ?? 0) != 512;
 };
 
 const getAndroidDetails = async (