diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..096b4d33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  docker:
+    name: Release Docker
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: iotaledger/iota-core
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}
+            type=match,pattern=v(\d+.\d+),suffix=-alpha,group=1,enable=${{ contains(github.ref, '-alpha') }}
+            type=match,pattern=v(\d+.\d+),suffix=-beta,group=1,enable=${{ contains(github.ref, '-beta') }}
+            type=match,pattern=v(\d+.\d+),suffix=-rc,group=1,enable=${{ contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
+
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.IOTALEDGER_DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.IOTALEDGER_DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Build and push to Dockerhub
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ec10c0f75..41594b947 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ LABEL org.label-schema.name="iotaledger/iota-core"
 LABEL org.label-schema.schema-version="1.0"
 LABEL org.label-schema.vcs-url="https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-core"
 
-RUN mkdir /scratch /app
+# Ensure ca-certificates are up to date
+RUN update-ca-certificates
 
+# Set the current Working Directory inside the container
+RUN mkdir /scratch
 WORKDIR /scratch
 
-COPY . .
+# Prepare the folder where we are putting all the files
+RUN mkdir /app
 
-# Ensure ca-certificates are up to date
-RUN update-ca-certificates
+WORKDIR /scratch
+
+# Copy everything from the current directory to the PWD(Present Working Directory) inside the container
+COPY . .
 
 # Download go modules
 RUN go mod download
diff --git a/components/app/app.go b/components/app/app.go
index 5f840eb4c..3bb481949 100644
--- a/components/app/app.go
+++ b/components/app/app.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var (
 	Name = "iota-core"
 
 	// Version of the app.
-	Version = "0.1.0"
+	Version = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
 )
 
 func App() *app.App {