diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..669624aaa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+name: Container Images
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      attestations: write
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=pr
+            type=ref,event=branch,branch=main,latest=true
+            type=ref,event=branch,branch=main
+            type=ref,event=branch,branch!=main
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},branch=main,latest=false
+            type=ref,event=tag
+
+      - name: Show tags
+        run: |
+          git tag
+          echo ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+
+      - name: Extract version from tag
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Log into GitHub Container Registry
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push slim
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile.slim
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}-slim
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: |
+            BUILD_DATE=${{ github.event.repository.updated_at }}
+            VCS_REF=${{ github.sha }}
+            VERSION=${{ env.VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: |
+            SLIM_IMAGE=${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}-slim
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 83006b5f48..45433f2b50 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,43 +2,30 @@
 # See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+ARG SLIM_IMAGE
 ARG PYTHON_VERSION="3.11"
-ARG PLUGINS_FILE="./recommended-plugins.txt"
-
-FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION} as builder
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION} AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /wheels
 
-COPY ./recommended-plugins.txt ./recommended-plugins.txt
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
+    && pip install wheel
+
 COPY . .
 
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
-    && pip install wheel \
-    && pip wheel .[recommended-plugins] --wheel-dir=/wheels
+COPY ./recommended-plugins.txt ./recommended-plugins.txt
 
-FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim
+RUN pip wheel .[recommended-plugins] --wheel-dir=/wheels
 
-# See http://label-schema.org for metadata schema
-# TODO: Add `build-date` and `version`
-LABEL maintainer="ApeWorX" \
-      org.label-schema.schema-version="2.0" \
-      org.label-schema.name="ape" \
-      org.label-schema.description="Ape Ethereum Framework." \
-      org.label-schema.url="https://docs.apeworx.io/ape/stable/" \
-      org.label-schema.usage="https://docs.apeworx.io/ape/stable/userguides/quickstart.html#via-docker" \
-      org.label-schema.vcs-url="https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape" \
-      org.label-schema.docker.cmd="docker run --volume $HOME/.ape:/home/harambe/.ape --volume $HOME/.vvm:/home/harambe/.vvm --volume $HOME/.solcx:/home/harambe/.solcx --volume $PWD:/home/harambe/project --workdir /home/harambe/project apeworx/ape compile"
+FROM ${SLIM_IMAGE} AS ape_slim
 
-RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash harambe
+USER root
 
-COPY --from=builder /wheels /wheels
-COPY ./recommended-plugins.txt ./recommended-plugins.txt
+COPY --from=builder /wheels/*.whl /wheels/
 
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir --find-links=/wheels -r ./recommended-plugins.txt \
-    && ape --version
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+RUN pip install /wheels/*.whl
 
-WORKDIR /home/harambe/project
-RUN chown --recursive harambe:harambe /home/harambe
 USER harambe
-ENTRYPOINT ["ape"]
+
+RUN ape --version
diff --git a/Dockerfile.slim b/Dockerfile.slim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5de65e1b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.slim
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION="3.11"
+
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION} AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /wheels
+
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
+    && pip install wheel
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN pip wheel .
+
+FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim
+
+# See http://label-schema.org for metadata schema
+# TODO: Add `build-date` and `version`
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="ape" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.description="Ape Framework" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.url="https://apeworx.io/framework" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://docs.apeworx.io/ape/stable/userguides/quickstart.html\#installation" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/ApeWorX/ape" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.vendor="ApeWorX" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.version="${VERSION:-latest}" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.created="${BUILD_DATE}" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.revision="${VCS_REF}" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.authors="ApeWorX" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.base.name="python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-slim"
+
+
+RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash harambe
+COPY --from=builder /wheels/*.whl /wheels/
+
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+RUN pip install /wheels/*.whl
+
+RUN ape --version
+
+WORKDIR /home/harambe/project
+RUN chown --recursive harambe:harambe /home/harambe
+USER harambe
+ENTRYPOINT ["ape"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6505f3763c..341080d989 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,32 @@ There are three ways to install ape: `pipx`, `pip`, or `Docker`.
 
 Ape can also run in a docker container.
 
-Please visit our [Dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/apeworx/ape) for more details on using Ape with Docker.
+You can pull our images from [ghcr](https://ghcr.io/apeworx/ape).
+This image is built using our `recommended-plugins` extra, so it is a great starting point for running ape in a containerized environment.
+
+We also have a `slim` docker image that is built without any installed plugins.
+This image is meant for production support and must be further configured if any plugins are in use.
+
+You can pull the image:
+
+```bash
+$ docker pull ghcr.io/apeworx/ape:latest  # installs with recommended-plugins
+```
+
+or pull the slim if you have specific needs that you'd like to build from:
+
+```bash
+$ docker pull ghcr.io/apeworx/ape:latest-slim  # installs ape with required packages
+```
+
+or build the image locally from source:
+
+```bash
+$ docker build -t ape:latest-slim -f Dockerfile.slim .
+$ docker build -t ape:latest .
+```
+
+An example of running a command from the container would be:
 
 ```bash
 docker run \
@@ -70,6 +95,9 @@ docker run \
   apeworx/ape compile
 ```
 
+> **Note:**
+> The above command requires the full install which includes `recommended-plugins` installation extra.
+
 ## Quickstart
 
 After you have installed Ape, run `ape --version` to verify the installation was successful.