diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 0936500..64dbdbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get dependencies
         run:  go mod download
       - name: Build csm-metrics-powerflex Docker Image
-        run: make clean build docker
+        run: |
+         chmod +x ./scripts/build_ubi_micro.sh
+         make build-base-image
+         podman build -t docker.io/csm-metrics-powerflex -f ./Dockerfile --build-arg GOIMAGE=golang:latest --build-arg BASEIMAGE="localhost/mpfx-ubimicro"
+         podman save docker.io/library/csm-metrics-powerflex -o /tmp/csm-metrics-powerflex.tar
+         docker load -i /tmp/csm-metrics-powerflex.tar
       - name: Run Trivy action
         uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
         with:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 567768c..1982fbe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,10 +33,17 @@ test:
 download-csm-common:
 	curl -O -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dell/csm/main/config/csm-common.mk
 
-.PHONY: docker
-docker: download-csm-common
+.PHONY: build-base-image
+build-base-image: download-csm-common
 	$(eval include csm-common.mk)
-	docker build -t csm-metrics-powerflex -f Dockerfile --build-arg BASEIMAGE=$(DEFAULT_BASEIMAGE) --build-arg GOIMAGE=$(DEFAULT_GOIMAGE) .
+	@echo "Building base image from $(DEFAULT_BASEIMAGE) and loading dependencies..."
+	./scripts/build_ubi_micro.sh $(DEFAULT_BASEIMAGE)
+	@echo "Base image build: SUCCESS"
+	$(eval BASEIMAGE=mpfx-ubimicro:latest)
+
+.PHONY: docker
+docker: build-base-image
+	docker build -t csm-metrics-powerflex -f Dockerfile --build-arg BASEIMAGE=$(BASEIMAGE) --build-arg GOIMAGE=$(DEFAULT_GOIMAGE) .
 
 .PHONY: push
 push:
diff --git a/scripts/build_ubi_micro.sh b/scripts/build_ubi_micro.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c1aec9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_ubi_micro.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright © 2024 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+microcontainer=$(buildah from $1)
+micromount=$(buildah mount $microcontainer)
+dnf install --installroot $micromount --releasever=9 --nodocs --setopt install_weak_deps=false --setopt=reposdir=/etc/yum.repos.d/ rpm -y
+dnf clean all --installroot $micromount
+buildah umount $microcontainer
+buildah commit $microcontainer mpfx-ubimicro