diff --git a/.github/workflows/regtest.yml b/.github/workflows/regtest.yml
index b7f095c08e..ada192af14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regtest.yml
@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}}
-        run: docker compose up --build --exit-code-from regtest
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew dockerBuild --info
+          docker compose up --build --exit-code-from regtest
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e71c6c8a88..08890efaeb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ select * from db1.table1;
 Running in Docker
 - `./gradlew dockerBuild` - To build the image.
   - Run `./gradlew dockerBuild --info` - To see docker build output 
-- `docker run -p 8181:8181 polaris:1.0.0` - To run the image in standalone mode.
+- `docker run -p 8181:8181 polaris:latest` - To run the image in standalone mode.
 
 Running in Kubernetes
 - `./run.sh` - To run Polaris as a mini-deployment locally. This will create one pod that bind itself to ports `8181` and `8182`.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1f988c309f..5d9cc0a721 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 services:
   polaris:
-    build:
-      context: .
+    image: polaris:latest
     ports:
       - "8181:8181"
       - "8182"
diff --git a/docker/build.gradle.kts b/docker/build.gradle.kts
index 1d3f16c399..974a599340 100644
--- a/docker/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/docker/build.gradle.kts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ docker {
   images {
     polarisDocker {
       imageName = "polaris"
+      imageVersion = "latest"
       files {
         from("src/docker")
         from(dockerImage)
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 895bc51e27..37eba888c4 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ sh ./kind-registry.sh
 # build and deploy the server image
 echo "Building polaris image..."
 ./gradlew dockerBuild --info
-docker tag polaris:1.0.0 localhost:5001/polaris:latest
+docker tag polaris:latest localhost:5001/polaris:latest
 echo "Pushing polaris image..."
 docker push localhost:5001/polaris
 echo "Loading polaris image to kind..."