diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 443566e7cd0..c40a17314f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -48,12 +48,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get list of services
         id: get-services
         run: |
-          services=$(grep "^  [^ ]" docker-compose.yml | grep -v '#' | awk -F: '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/^ *//')
+          services=$(grep "^  [^ ]" docker-compose.yml | grep -v base| grep -v '#' | awk -F: '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/^ *//')
           services_json=$(echo $services | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//' | jq -R 'split(" ")' | tr -d '\n')
           # Set the list of service names as an output variable
           echo "services=$services_json" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "services=$services_json"
 
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Build and push base image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          file: packages/Dockerfile.base
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: |
+            opencrvs/ocrvs-base:${{ steps.set-version.outputs.version }}
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=opencrvs/ocrvs-base:${{ steps.set-version.outputs.version }}
+          cache-to: type=inline
+
     outputs:
       services: ${{ steps.get-services.outputs.services }}
       version: ${{ steps.set-version.outputs.version }}
@@ -61,6 +78,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     needs: base
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         service: ${{ fromJSON(needs.base.outputs.services) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -74,17 +92,23 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
 
       - name: Login to DockerHub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - name: Build ${{ matrix.service }}
-        run: |
-          echo ${{ matrix.service }}
-          export VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}
-          docker compose build ${{ matrix.service }}
-          docker compose push ${{ matrix.service }}
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          file: packages/${{ matrix.service }}/Dockerfile
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ needs.base.outputs.version }}
+          push: true
+          context: .
+          tags: |
+            opencrvs/ocrvs-${{ matrix.service }}:${{ needs.base.outputs.version }}
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=opencrvs/ocrvs-${{ matrix.service }}:${{ needs.base.outputs.version}}
+          cache-to: type=inline
 
   security-scans:
     needs: [base, build]