diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 76f4e75..0af9f0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
-# See LICENSE file for licensing details.
-name: Release to GHCR
+name: Publish to GHCR
+
+env:
+  RELEASE: edge
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -17,12 +18,64 @@ jobs:
     name: Build rock
     uses: canonical/data-platform-workflows/.github/workflows/build_rock.yaml@v16
 
-  release:
-    name: Release rock
-    needs:
-      - build
-    uses: canonical/data-platform-workflows/.github/workflows/release_rock.yaml@v16
-    with:
-      artifact-prefix: ${{ needs.build.outputs.artifact-prefix }}
-    permissions:
-      packages: write # Needed to publish to GitHub Container Registry
+  publish:
+    needs: build
+    name: publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install required dependencies
+        run: |
+          # docker
+          sudo snap install docker
+          sudo addgroup --system docker; sudo adduser $USER docker
+          newgrp docker
+          sudo snap disable docker; sudo snap enable docker
+
+          # skopeo
+          sudo snap install --devmode --channel edge skopeo
+
+          # yq
+          sudo snap install yq
+
+      - name: Download rock package(s)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: ${{ needs.build.outputs.artifact-prefix }}-*
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ secrets.GHCR_USER }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GHCR_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish rock to Store
+        run: |
+          full_version="$(cat rockcraft.yaml | yq .version)"
+          version="${full_version%-*}"
+          base="$(cat rockcraft.yaml | yq .base)"
+          base="${base#*@}"
+
+          # push major version to edge
+          major_tag_version="${version%%.*}-${{ env.RELEASE }}"
+          sudo skopeo \
+              --insecure-policy \
+              copy \
+              oci-archive:charmed-mongodb_${full_version}_amd64.rock \
+              docker-daemon:ghcr.io/canonical/charmed-mongodb:${major_tag_version}
+          docker push ghcr.io/canonical/charmed-mongodb:${major_tag_version}
+
+          ### push full version to edge
+          tag_version="${version}-${base}_${{ env.RELEASE }}"
+          echo "Publishing charmed-mongodb:${tag_version}"
+          sudo skopeo \
+              --insecure-policy \
+              copy \
+              oci-archive:charmed-mongodb_${full_version}_amd64.rock \
+              docker-daemon:ghcr.io/canonical/charmed-mongodb:${tag_version}
+          docker push ghcr.io/canonical/charmed-mongodb:${tag_version}