diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
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+name: Create and publish a Docker image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['release']
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Login to Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@98669ae865ea3cffbcbaa878cf57c20bbf1c6c38
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+      
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          file: docker/Dockerfile.publish
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
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diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.publish b/docker/Dockerfile.publish
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+FROM fedora:37
+
+RUN dnf -y update \
+    && dnf -y install \
+        cmake \
+        gcc-c++ \
+        gdb \
+        git \
+        make \
+        zlib-devel \
+        llvm-devel \
+    && dnf clean all
+
+# copy the MICM code
+COPY . /micm/
+
+# build the library and run the tests
+RUN mkdir /build \
+      && cd /build \
+      && cmake \
+        -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release \
+        -D ENABLE_LLVM:BOOL=TRUE \
+        -D ENABLE_JSON:BOOL=TRUE \
+        ../micm \
+      && make install -j 8
+
+WORKDIR /build
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