diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dbecbe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.idea
+.vscode
+node_modules
+release
+.DS_Store
+/scripts/
+test/.env
+chain
+
+build
diff --git a/.github/README.md b/.github/README.md
index bd63dfcf..ec21cb2b 100644
--- a/.github/README.md
+++ b/.github/README.md
@@ -38,3 +38,19 @@ You can verify the build information using the following command:
 ```shell
 kyved info
 ```
+
+### Building docker image
+
+#### Root
+To create a regular `kyve-network/kyve:${VERSION}` docker image with `kyved` binary only execute:
+```bash
+make docker-image
+```
+To create the corresponding debug image containing a `sh` shell execute `make docker-image-debug`.
+
+#### Nonroot
+To create a nonroot docker image `kyve-network/kyve:${VERSION}-nonroot` running with user `nonroot:65532`:
+```bash
+make docker-image-nonroot
+```
+To create the corresponding debug image `kyve-network/kyve:${VERSION}-debug-nonroot` execute `make docker-image-debug-nonroot`.
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de9c3199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+ARG IMG_TAG=latest
+
+# Compile the kyved binary
+FROM golang:1.20-alpine AS kyved-builder
+
+# Install make
+RUN apk add --no-cache make
+
+WORKDIR /go/src
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY go.mod go.sum* ./
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
+    --mount=type=cache,target=/root/go/pkg/mod \
+    go mod download
+COPY . .
+
+ENV ENV=mainnet
+RUN make install
+
+# Copy binary to a distroless container
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian11:$IMG_TAG
+
+COPY --from=kyved-builder "/go/bin/kyved" /usr/local/bin/
+EXPOSE 26656 26657 1317 9090
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["kyved"]
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 84623b11..50784932 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 COMMIT := $(shell git log -1 --format='%H')
 GO_VERSION := $(shell go version | cut -c 14- | cut -d' ' -f1 | cut -d'.' -f1,2)
-VERSION := v1.4.0 # $(shell echo $(shell git describe --tags) | sed 's/^v//')
+
+# VERSION := $(shell echo $(shell git describe --tags) | sed 's/^v//')
+VERSION := v1.4.0
 
 TEAM_ALLOCATION := 165000000000000
 ifeq ($(ENV),kaon)
@@ -73,6 +75,36 @@ release: ensure_environment ensure_version
 	@rm kyved
 	@echo "✅ Completed release creation!"
 
+###############################################################################
+###                               Docker Build                              ###
+###############################################################################
+
+# Build a release image
+docker-image:
+	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t kyve-network/kyve:${VERSION} .
+	@echo "✅ Completed docker image build!"
+
+# Build a release nonroot image
+docker-image-nonroot:
+	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build \
+		--build-arg IMG_TAG="nonroot" \
+		-t kyve-network/kyve:${VERSION}-nonroot .
+	@echo "✅ Completed docker image build! (nonroot)"
+
+# Build a release debug image
+docker-image-debug:
+	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build \
+		--build-arg IMG_TAG="debug" \
+		-t kyve-network/kyve:${VERSION}-debug .
+	@echo "✅ Completed docker image build! (debug)"
+
+# Build a release debug-nonroot image
+docker-image-debug-nonroot:
+	@DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build \
+		--build-arg IMG_TAG="debug-nonroot" \
+		-t kyve-network/kyve:${VERSION}-debug-nonroot .
+	@echo "✅ Completed docker image build! (debug-nonroot)"
+
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 ###                                 Checks                                  ###
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