diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
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index 0000000..dc0f33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Docker
+
+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
+# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
+# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
+# documentation.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: [ '*' ]
+
+env:
+  # Use docker.io for Docker Hub if empty
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: nexomis/check_fastq
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      # This is used to complete the identity challenge
+      # with sigstore/fulcio when running outside of PRs.
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Log into registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract Docker metadata
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          flavor: |
+            latest=false
+            prefix=
+            suffix=
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        id: build-and-push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: |
+            org.opencontainers.image.created=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.created'] }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.revision'] }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.source=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.source'] }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.url=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.url'] }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.version'] }}
+
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.12
+ 
+COPY ./src/check_fastq.py /usr/local/bin/check_fastq.py
+
+RUN chmod o+rx /usr/local/bin/check_fastq.py \
+  && pip install psutil
+
+ENTRYPOINT []
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/check_fastq.py b/src/check_fastq.py
index 03d68ee..5adeffe 100644
--- a/src/check_fastq.py
+++ b/src/check_fastq.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
 import gzip
 import argparse
 import hashlib