diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/check-docker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cf17bfcf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-docker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Build Docker Image
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: SubtensorCI
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+      - name: Build Docker Image
+        run: docker build .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 72e3f1b129..fd00e9a310 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Publish Docker Image
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cb54646bb8..edceab0e8c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu:20.04
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu:24.04
 
 FROM $BASE_IMAGE AS builder
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LABEL ai.opentensor.image.authors="operations@opentensor.ai" \
 # Set up Rust environment
 ENV RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 RUN apt-get update && \
-  apt-get install -y curl build-essential protobuf-compiler clang git && \
+  apt-get install -y curl build-essential protobuf-compiler clang git pkg-config libssl-dev && \
   rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN set -o pipefail && curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y