diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker-base.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docker-base.yml
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+name: Docker image build and push
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  # Use docker.io for Docker Hub if empty
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  # github.repository as <account>/<repo>
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  # define job to build and publish docker image
+  build-and-push-docker-image:
+    name: Build Docker image and push to repositories
+    # run only when code is compiling and tests are passing
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  
+    # steps to perform in job
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+
+      # setup Docker buld action
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        id: buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        with:
+          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/armv7
+
+      - name: Login to Github Packages
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build image and push to Docker Hub and GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          # relative path to the place where source code with Dockerfile is located
+          context: "{{defaultContext}}:docker"
+          # Note: tags has to be all lower-case
+          tags: |
+            ghcr.io/calaos/debian_deb_build_base:${{ github.event.inputs.version }} 
+            ghcr.io/calaos/debian_deb_build_base:${{ github.sha }}
+          push: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/armv7
+
+      - name: Image digest
+        run: echo ${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.digest }}
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diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
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+#Docker image used to build the deb
+
+FROM debian:bookworm
+
+RUN apt -y update && \
+    apt -y upgrade && \
+    apt-get install -yq --no-install-recommends devscripts debhelper dpkg-dev fakeroot lintian sudo \
+        pkgconf golang libbtrfs-dev libdevmapper-dev libgpgme-dev