diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+#
+name: Create and publish a Docker image
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published, prereleased]
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3.4.0
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5.7.0
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=tag
+            type=sha
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6.18.0
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM debian:stable AS builder
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    git \
+    build-essential \
+    zlib1g-dev \
+    libbz2-dev \
+    liblzma-dev \
+    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+    ca-certificates \
+    libomp-dev
+
+COPY . /usr/src
+WORKDIR /usr/src
+RUN make -j8
+
+FROM debian:stable-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    procps \
+    libgomp1 \
+    samtools
+
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/bin/* /usr/local/bin/