diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile b/.docker/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cc0c500b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM php:8.1-cli-alpine
+
+COPY --from=mlocati/php-extension-installer /usr/bin/install-php-extensions /usr/local/bin/
+RUN install-php-extensions zlib phar sodium tokenizer filter
+
+COPY bin/box.phar /box.phar
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/box.phar"]
diff --git a/.docker/php81_build_phar b/.docker/php81_build_phar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a07175968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docker/php81_build_phar
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM php:8.1-cli-alpine as build-stage
+
+RUN apk add --update make git
+
+COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
+
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/box-project/box
+WORKDIR /opt/box-project/box
+ADD . /opt/box-project/box
+RUN cd /opt/box-project/box && \
+    make compile
+
+FROM php:8.1-cli-alpine
+
+COPY --from=build-stage /opt/box-project/box/bin/box.phar /usr/bin/box
+
+RUN mkdir -p /local
+WORKDIR /local
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/box"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2ec35fe41..94c621e6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
     release:
         types: [ created ]
 
+env:
+    DOCKERFILE: .docker/Dockerfile
+    DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: boxproject
+
 jobs:
     build-phar:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -93,3 +97,60 @@ jobs:
                     token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
                     tap: box-project/homebrew-box
                     formula: humbug/box
+
+    publish-docker-image:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        name: Publish PHAR
+        needs:
+            - build-phar
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        steps:
+            -   uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+                with:
+                    name: box-phar
+                    path: .
+
+            # See https://github.com/actions/download-artifact#limitations
+            # the permissions are not guaranteed to be preserved
+            -   name: Ensure PHAR is executable
+                run: chmod 755 bin/box.phar
+
+            -   name: Check that the PHAR works
+                run: bin/box.phar --ansi --version
+
+            -   name: Set up QEMU
+                uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+
+            -   name: Set up Docker Buildx
+                uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+            -   name: Login to Docker Container Registry
+                uses: docker/login-action@v2
+                with:
+                    username: ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+                    password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+            -   name: Build and export to Docker
+                uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+                with:
+                    context: .
+                    file: ${{ env.DOCKERFILE }}
+                    platforms: linux/amd64
+                    tags: |
+                        ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}/box:${{ steps.download_release.outputs.version }}
+                        ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}/box:latest
+                    load: true
+
+            -   name: Test the image
+                run: docker run --rm ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}/box:latest --version
+
+            -   name: Build and push
+                uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+                with:
+                    context: .
+                    file: ${{ env.DOCKERFILE }}
+                    platforms: linux/amd64
+                    tags: |
+                        ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}/box:${{ steps.download_release.outputs.version }}
+                        ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}/box:latest
+                    push: true