diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index eb5f80c..fc8de30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -79,17 +79,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo mv output/quai-gpu-miner.tar.gz output/quai-gpu-miner-${{ github.event.inputs.tag_version }}.tar.gz
 
-      # Build the dockerfile.run image (no push)
-      - name: Build the dockerfile.run image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: Dockerfile.run
-          push: false
-          tags: |
-            quainetwork/quai-gpu-miner-run:${{ github.event.inputs.tag_version }}
-            quainetwork/quai-gpu-miner-run:latest
-
       - name: Create and Push Signed Tag
         env:
           TAG_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag_version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/build-runtime.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed68bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-runtime.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Build Runtime Image
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag_version:
+        description: 'Tag version for the runtime image (e.g., v1.0.0)'
+        required: true
+      branch:
+        description: 'Branch to build from (e.g., main, develop)'
+        default: 'main'
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  build-runtime:
+    name: Build Runtime
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up SSH key
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          echo -e "Host github.com\n  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa\n  StrictHostKeyChecking no" > ~/.ssh/config
+          chmod 644 ~/.ssh/config
+
+      - name: Set Git user configuration
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "ci-dominantstrategies"
+          git config --global user.email "ci@dominantstrategies.io"
+
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+
+      # Set up Docker Buildx
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+      # Log in to DockerHub (or other registry if needed)
+      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: quaibuild
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER }}
+
+      # Build the dockerfile.run image (no push)
+      - name: Build the dockerfile.run image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: Dockerfile.run
+          push: false
+          tags: |
+            quainetwork/quai-gpu-miner-run:${{ github.event.inputs.tag_version }}
+            quainetwork/quai-gpu-miner-run:latest