diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e45cf7549..5fb673798b 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2.2.4
         with:
           version: 7
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3.7.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: '18.x'
           cache: 'pnpm'
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{env.release_releaseAll == 'true' || env.release_plugins_core == 'true'}}
         working-directory: ./packages/contentstack
         run: npm install
+      - name: Compiling core
+        if: ${{ steps.core-installation.conclusion == 'success'  }}
+        working-directory: ./packages/contentstack
+        run: npm run prepack
       - name: Publishing core
         id: publish-core
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v2.2.1
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c336e89ccc..c954e9e59c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20298,7 +20298,7 @@
     },
     "packages/contentstack": {
       "name": "@contentstack/cli",
-      "version": "1.8.2",
+      "version": "1.8.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@contentstack/cli-auth": "~1.3.12",
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-create-script.ts b/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-create-script.ts
index 5739966094..682ffb8b0f 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-create-script.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-create-script.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ export function entryCreateScript(contentType) {
       return path.split('[').reduce((o, key) => o && o[key.replace(/\]$/, '')], obj);
     }
   
-    function updateValueByPath(obj, path, newValue, type, index) {
+    function updateValueByPath(obj, path, newValue, type, fileIndex) {
       path.split('[').reduce((o, key, index, arr) => {
         if (index === arr.length - 1) {
           if (type === 'file') {
-            o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][index] = newValue;
+            o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][fileIndex] = newValue;
           } else {
             o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][0].uid = newValue;
           }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function entryCreateScript(contentType) {
       for (const i in schema) {
         const currentPath = path ? path + '[' + schema[i].uid : schema[i].uid;
         if (schema[i].data_type === 'group' || schema[i].data_type === 'global_field') {
-          findAssets(schema[i].schema, entry, refPath, currentPath);
+          findAssets(schema[i].schema, entry, refPath, currentPath + '[0]');
         } else if (schema[i].data_type === 'blocks') {
           for (const block in schema[i].blocks) {
             {
@@ -386,6 +386,14 @@ export function entryCreateScript(contentType) {
         assetUrlMapper[asset.url] = res && res.url;
       }
     };
+    
+    function handleErrorMsg(err) {
+      if (err?.errorMessage) {
+       console.log(err.errorMessage);
+      } else if (err?.message) {
+        console.log(err.message);
+      }
+    }
 
     const createEntryTask = () => {
       return {
@@ -469,10 +477,12 @@ export function entryCreateScript(contentType) {
                 let createdEntry = await stackSDKInstance.contentType('${contentType}').entry().create({ entry: entryDetails }).catch(error => {
                   throw error;
                 });
-                if (flag.references) {
-                  await updateReferences(entryDetails, createdEntry, references);
+                if(createdEntry){
+                  if (flag.references) {
+                    await updateReferences(entryDetails, createdEntry, references);
+                  }
+                  await updateEntry(createdEntry, entryDetails);
                 }
-                await updateEntry(createdEntry, entryDetails);
               });
           } catch (error) {
             throw error;
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-create-update-script.ts b/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-create-update-script.ts
index 64b188d925..9926436dba 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-create-update-script.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-create-update-script.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export function entryCreateUpdateScript(contentType) {
       return path.split('[').reduce((o, key) => o && o[key.replace(/\]$/, '')], obj);
     }
   
-  function updateValueByPath(obj, path, newValue, type, index) {
+  function updateValueByPath(obj, path, newValue, type, fileIndex) {
     path.split('[').reduce((o, key, index, arr) => {
       if (index === arr.length - 1) {
         if (type === 'file') {
-          o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][index] = newValue;
+          o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][fileIndex] = newValue;
         } else {
           o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][0].uid = newValue;
         }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function entryCreateUpdateScript(contentType) {
     for (const i in schema) {
       const currentPath = path ? path + '[' + schema[i].uid : schema[i].uid;
       if (schema[i].data_type === 'group' || schema[i].data_type === 'global_field') {
-        findAssets(schema[i].schema, entry, refPath, currentPath);
+        findAssets(schema[i].schema, entry, refPath, currentPath + '[0]');
       } else if (schema[i].data_type === 'blocks') {
         for (const block in schema[i].blocks) {
           {
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-update-script.ts b/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-update-script.ts
index 0e085db968..1ee65bff4a 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-update-script.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-branches/src/utils/entry-update-script.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export function entryUpdateScript(contentType) {
       return path.split('[').reduce((o, key) => o && o[key.replace(/\]$/, '')], obj);
     }
   
-    function updateValueByPath(obj, path, newValue, type, index) {
+    function updateValueByPath(obj, path, newValue, type, fileIndex) {
       path.split('[').reduce((o, key, index, arr) => {
         if (index === arr.length - 1) {
           if (type === 'file') {
-            o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][index] = newValue;
+            o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][fileIndex] = newValue;
           } else {
             o[key.replace(/]$/, '')][0].uid = newValue;
           }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function entryUpdateScript(contentType) {
       for (const i in schema) {
         const currentPath = path ? path + '[' + schema[i].uid : schema[i].uid;
         if (schema[i].data_type === 'group' || schema[i].data_type === 'global_field') {
-          findAssets(schema[i].schema, entry, refPath, currentPath);
+          findAssets(schema[i].schema, entry, refPath, currentPath + '[0]');
         } else if (schema[i].data_type === 'blocks') {
           for (const block in schema[i].blocks) {
             {
diff --git a/packages/contentstack/package.json b/packages/contentstack/package.json
index 8964ca5366..7a05409af2 100755
--- a/packages/contentstack/package.json
+++ b/packages/contentstack/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/cli",
   "description": "Command-line tool (CLI) to interact with Contentstack",
-  "version": "1.8.2",
+  "version": "1.8.3",
   "author": "Contentstack",
   "bin": {
     "csdx": "./bin/run"