diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3776a47..f544914 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ variables:
   tags:
     - qubes-template
 
-verify-alpine318:
+verify-alpine319:
   extends: .verify
   variables: 
-    CI_ALPINE_TARGET_RELEASE: alpine318
+    CI_ALPINE_TARGET_RELEASE: alpine319
 
 .build:
   stage: build
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ verify-alpine318:
   tags:
     - qubes-template
 
-build-alpine318:
+build-alpine319:
   extends: .build
   variables: 
-    CI_ALPINE_TARGET_RELEASE: alpine318
+    CI_ALPINE_TARGET_RELEASE: alpine319
 
 release:
   stage: release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b4146e..810a5fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@ and packaged in an RPM that is installable by QubesOS.
 Alpine Linux as a QubesOS template is still a work and progress. It is highly
 encouraged to make bug reports.
 
-#### The yet-to-be-implemented list 
-Thus the following use cases are still not supported / tested:
- * QubesOS r4.2
- * Service VMs (sys-net, sys-usb, sys-firewall)
- * Firewall (not tested)
- * `qubes-builder` hooks (thus no `dom0` template RPM yet, see [here](https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/ayakael/qubes-builder-alpine) for progress)
- * `apk` proxying from within template (thus you must allow internet access to template to install packages)
- * `qubes-vm-kernel-support` Not adapted for use on Alpine yet, due to it providing a Dracut module. In most cases, it is not necessary as Qubes provides the kernel. 
-   This package is only neccessary when VM uses its own kernel, thus a hook is added to Dracut to generate the initrd for use within qubes.
+### Known issues
+Known issues are tracked on the upstream GitLab instance.
 
 #### Issues, recommendations and proposals
 **To report an issue or share a recommendation**
diff --git a/builder.conf b/builder.conf
index e6f821c..0d5a3a0 100644
--- a/builder.conf
+++ b/builder.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ GIT_PREFIX := QubesOS/qubes-
 
 # DISTS_VM - Choose the templates to build.  Multiple templates can be defined 
 # to build.  Uncomment tempalte dist to build.
-DISTS_VM := alpine318
+DISTS_VM := alpine319
 COMPONENTS += builder-alpine
 BUILDER_PLUGINS += builder-alpine
 
diff --git a/scripts/04_install_qubes.sh b/scripts/04_install_qubes.sh
index 1e69f66..b7294a5 100755
--- a/scripts/04_install_qubes.sh
+++ b/scripts/04_install_qubes.sh
@@ -79,8 +79,15 @@ echo "hvc0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L hvc0 115200 vt220" >> "$INSTALLDIR"/etc/initt
 # create /lib/modules for qubes-kernel module mount
 "${TEMPLATE_CONTENT_DIR}/alpine-chroot" "$INSTALLDIR" mkdir /lib/modules
 
+# lo device
+cat > "${INSTALLDIR}/etc/network/interfaces" <<EOF
+auto lo
+iface lo inet loopback
+EOF
+
+
 # enable services
-for i in udev udev-trigger xendriverdomain qubes-qrexec-agent qubes-db qubes-meminfo-writer qubes-sysinit qubes-core-early qubes-core qubes-gui-agent crond acpid; do
+for i in udev udev-trigger xendriverdomain qubes-qrexec-agent qubes-db qubes-meminfo-writer qubes-sysinit qubes-core-early qubes-core qubes-gui-agent qubes-updates-proxy-forwarder crond acpid; do
     "${TEMPLATE_CONTENT_DIR}/alpine-chroot" "$INSTALLDIR" rc-update add $i default
 done
 for i in bootmisc hostname hwclock loadkmap modules networking seedrng swap sysctl syslog; do