diff --git a/.github/actions/create-ami-from-image/action.yml b/.github/actions/create-ami-from-image/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26999b4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/create-ami-from-image/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Create AMI from firmware image in S3 bucket
+
+inputs:
+  firmware_image_name:
+    description: Name of the firmware image
+    required: true
+  firmware_image_s3_bucket:
+    description: Name of the S3 bucket where the image resides
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Import snapshot based on firmware image
+      id: import_snapshot
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo ::set-output name=import_task_id::$(aws ec2 import-snapshot --description '${{ inputs.firmware_image_name }}' --disk-container 'Format=raw,UserBucket={S3Bucket=${{ inputs.firmware_image_s3_bucket }},S3Key=${{ inputs.firmware_image_name }}}' | jq -r '.ImportTaskId')
+
+    - name: Wait for import task to complete and get snapshot ID
+      id: get_snapshot_id
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        IMPORT_TASK_STATUS=""
+        while [[ $IMPORT_TASK_STATUS != 'completed' ]]; do
+          IMPORT_TASK_STATUS=$(aws ec2 describe-import-snapshot-tasks --import-task-ids ${{ steps.import_snapshot.outputs.import_task_id }} | jq -r '.ImportSnapshotTasks[].SnapshotTaskDetail.Status')
+          echo "Import task status is $IMPORT_TASK_STATUS, waiting for completion."
+        done
+        echo ::set-output name=id::$(aws ec2 describe-import-snapshot-tasks --import-task-ids ${{ steps.import_snapshot.outputs.import_task_id }} | jq -r '.ImportSnapshotTasks[].SnapshotTaskDetail.SnapshotId')
+
+    - name: Tag snapshot with image name
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        aws ec2 create-tags --resources ${{ steps.get_snapshot_id.outputs.id }} --tags 'Key=Name,Value=${{ inputs.firmware_image_name }}'
+
+    - name: Register AMI based on snapshot
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        aws ec2 register-image --name '${{ inputs.firmware_image_name }}' --root-device-name /dev/xvda --block-device-mappings 'DeviceName=/dev/xvda,Ebs={SnapshotId=${{ steps.get_snapshot_id.outputs.id }}}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
index 30b0dac93..ae6913085 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 name: Build OpenWrt/uCentral images
 
+env:
+  AWS_DEFAULT_OUTPUT: json
+  AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
+  AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME: ucentral-ap-firmware
+  AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCOUNT_ID }}
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET }}
+
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main, next, staging-* ]
@@ -8,10 +16,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      x64_vm_image_name: ${{ steps.package_and_upload_image.outputs.x64_vm_image_name }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        target: ['actiontec_web7200', 'cig_wf188n', 'cig_wf194c', 'cig_wf194c4', 'cig_wf196', 'cig_wf610d', 'cig_wf808', 'cybertan_eww622-a1', 'edgecore_eap101', 'edgecore_eap102', 'edgecore_eap104', 'edgecore_ecs4100-12ph', 'edgecore_ecw5211', 'edgecore_ecw5410', 'edgecore_oap100', 'edgecore_ssw2ac2600', 'edgecore_spw2ac1200', 'edgecore_spw2ac1200-lan-poe', 'hfcl_ion4', 'hfcl_ion4xe', 'hfcl_ion4xi', 'indio_um-305ac', 'linksys_ea6350-v4', 'linksys_e8450-ubi', 'linksys_ea8300', 'tp-link_ec420-g1', 'tplink_ex227', 'tplink_ex228', 'tplink_ex447', 'udaya_a5-id2', 'wallys_dr40x9', 'wallys_dr6018', 'wallys_dr6018_v4' ]
+        target: ['actiontec_web7200', 'cig_wf188n', 'cig_wf194c', 'cig_wf194c4', 'cig_wf196', 'cig_wf610d', 'cig_wf808', 'cybertan_eww622-a1', 'edgecore_eap101', 'edgecore_eap102', 'edgecore_eap104', 'edgecore_ecs4100-12ph', 'edgecore_ecw5211', 'edgecore_ecw5410', 'edgecore_oap100', 'edgecore_ssw2ac2600', 'edgecore_spw2ac1200', 'edgecore_spw2ac1200-lan-poe', 'hfcl_ion4', 'hfcl_ion4xe', 'hfcl_ion4xi', 'indio_um-305ac', 'linksys_ea6350-v4', 'linksys_e8450-ubi', 'linksys_ea8300', 'tp-link_ec420-g1', 'tplink_ex227', 'tplink_ex228', 'tplink_ex447', 'udaya_a5-id2', 'wallys_dr40x9', 'wallys_dr6018', 'wallys_dr6018_v4', 'x64_vm' ]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -24,17 +34,12 @@ jobs:
         make -j TARGET=${{ matrix.target }}
 
     - name: Package and upload image for ${{ matrix.target }}
+      id: package_and_upload_image
       env:
           GH_BUILD_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GH_BUILD_USERNAME }}
           GH_BUILD_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GH_BUILD_PASSWORD }}
           ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: cicd-indoor-main
           ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
-          AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME: ucentral-ap-firmware
-          AWS_DEFAULT_OUTPUT: json
-          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
-          AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCOUNT_ID }}
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET }}
       run: |
         LOWERCASE_TARGET=`echo ${{ matrix.target }} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`
         HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
@@ -66,6 +71,10 @@ jobs:
         [ -f openwrt/tmp/image-file ] && aws s3 cp --acl public-read --content-type "application/json" "latest-upgrade.json" "s3://$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME/$JSON_NAME"
         [ -f openwrt/tmp/image-file ] && aws s3api put-object-tagging --bucket "$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME" --key "$JSON_NAME" --tagging "{\"TagSet\":[{\"Key\":\"release\",\"Value\":\"$IS_RELEASE\"}]}"
 
+        if [ ${{ matrix.target }} == 'x64_vm' ]; then
+          echo ::set-output name=x64_vm_image_name::"$(echo $IMG_NAME)"
+        fi
+
   trigger-testing:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
@@ -78,3 +87,16 @@ jobs:
         repository: Telecominfraproject/wlan-testing
         event-type: new-ap-release
         client-payload: '{"ref": "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}", "sha": "${{ github.sha }}"}'
+
+  create-x64_vm-ami:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Use create-ami-from-image composite action
+      uses: ./.github/actions/create-ami-from-image
+      with:
+        firmware_image_name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.x64_vm_image_name }}
+        firmware_image_s3_bucket: ${{ env.AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/x64_vm-build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/x64_vm-build-test.yml
index 7eefce591..8a5d20e49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/x64_vm-build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/x64_vm-build-test.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,88 @@
 name: Test x64_vm build and AMI creation
 
+env:
+  AWS_DEFAULT_OUTPUT: json
+  AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
+  AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME: ucentral-ap-firmware
+  AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCOUNT_ID }}
+  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.UCENTRAL_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET }}
+
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      x64_vm_image_name: ${{ steps.package_and_upload_image.outputs.x64_vm_image_name }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        target: ['x64_vm']
+
     steps:
-    - run: echo 'Test x64_vm build and AMI creation'
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Build image for ${{ matrix.target }}
+      id: build
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
+        git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+        make -j TARGET=${{ matrix.target }}
+
+    - name: Package and upload image for ${{ matrix.target }}
+      id: package_and_upload_image
+      env:
+        GH_BUILD_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GH_BUILD_USERNAME }}
+        GH_BUILD_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GH_BUILD_PASSWORD }}
+        ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: cicd-indoor-main
+        ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
+      run: |
+        LOWERCASE_TARGET=`echo ${{ matrix.target }} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`
+        HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+
+        if [[ ${GITHUB_REF} == "refs/heads/"* ]]
+        then
+          REF=$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} | tr '/' '-')
+          IS_RELEASE="false"
+        else
+          REF=$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/} | tr '/' '-')
+          IS_RELEASE="true"
+        fi
+
+        BASENAME="$(date +%Y%m%d)-$LOWERCASE_TARGET-$REF-$HASH"
+        TAR_NAME="$BASENAME.tar.gz"
+        IMG_NAME="$BASENAME-upgrade.bin";
+        JSON_NAME="$BASENAME.json";
+
+        tar cfz "$TAR_NAME" -C openwrt/bin/targets/ .
+        curl -s -u $GH_BUILD_USERNAME:$GH_BUILD_PASSWORD -T "$TAR_NAME" "https://tip.jfrog.io/artifactory/tip-wlan-ap-firmware/uCentral/$LOWERCASE_TARGET/"$TAR_NAME""
+        IMG_NAME="$BASENAME-upgrade.bin";
+        TIP_VERSION="$(grep DISTRIB_TIP= openwrt/tmp/openwrt_release | cut -d\' -f2)"
+        echo -e "{\n\t\"image\":\""${IMG_NAME}"\",\n\t\"revision\": \""${TIP_VERSION}"\",\n\t\"timestamp\":\""$(date +%s)"\",\n\t\"compatible\": \""${LOWERCASE_TARGET}"\"\n}" > latest-upgrade.json
+        [ -f openwrt/tmp/image-file ] && curl -s -u $GH_BUILD_USERNAME:$GH_BUILD_PASSWORD -T "openwrt/$(cat openwrt/tmp/image-file)" "https://tip.jfrog.io/artifactory/tip-wlan-ap-firmware/uCentral/$LOWERCASE_TARGET/"$IMG_NAME""
+        [ -f openwrt/tmp/image-file ] && curl -s -u $GH_BUILD_USERNAME:$GH_BUILD_PASSWORD -T "latest-upgrade.json" "https://tip.jfrog.io/artifactory/tip-wlan-ap-firmware/uCentral/$LOWERCASE_TARGET/latest-upgrade.json"
+
+        [ -f openwrt/tmp/image-file ] && aws s3 cp --acl public-read --content-type "application/octet-stream" "openwrt/$(cat openwrt/tmp/image-file)" "s3://$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME/$IMG_NAME"
+        [ -f openwrt/tmp/image-file ] && aws s3api put-object-tagging --bucket "$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME" --key "$IMG_NAME" --tagging "{\"TagSet\":[{\"Key\":\"release\",\"Value\":\"$IS_RELEASE\"}]}"
+        [ -f openwrt/tmp/image-file ] && aws s3 cp --acl public-read --content-type "application/json" "latest-upgrade.json" "s3://$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME/$JSON_NAME"
+        [ -f openwrt/tmp/image-file ] && aws s3api put-object-tagging --bucket "$AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME" --key "$JSON_NAME" --tagging "{\"TagSet\":[{\"Key\":\"release\",\"Value\":\"$IS_RELEASE\"}]}"
+
+        if [[ ${{ matrix.target }} == 'x64_vm' ]]; then
+          echo ::set-output name=x64_vm_image_name::"$(echo $IMG_NAME)"
+        fi
+
+  create-x64_vm-ami:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        ref: WIFI-7206-add-workflow-to-build-virtual-ap-image
+
+    - name: Use create-ami-from-image composite action
+      uses: ./.github/actions/create-ami-from-image
+      with:
+        firmware_image_name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.x64_vm_image_name }}
+        firmware_image_s3_bucket: ${{ env.AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME }}