diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index 9893d04f..de104392 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
       - opened
       - synchronize
       - reopened
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -16,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Get current date (yyyy.mm.dd)
+        run: echo "CURRENT_DATE=$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       # Set up Docker Buildx, useful for building multi-platform images
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-nightly-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-nightly-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af76ed4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-nightly-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Build NV-Ingest Runtime Image
+
+# Trigger for pull requests and pushing to main
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Runs every day at 11:30PM (UTC)
+    - cron: "30 23 * * *"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: linux-large-disk
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Get current date (yyyy.mm.dd)
+        run: echo "CURRENT_DATE=$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Set up Docker Buildx, useful for building multi-platform images
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      # Login to NGC
+      - name: Log in to NGC Registry
+        run: echo "${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}" | docker login nvcr.io --username "${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin
+
+      # Build the Docker image using the Dockerfile
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: |
+          docker build -t ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/nv-ingest:${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }} .
+
+      # Push the container to NGC
+      - name: Upload nv-ingest container
+        run: docker push ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/nv-ingest:${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }}