diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bac8aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+target
+docs
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5f262d0..dfca3f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 FROM rust:1.50 as builder
-RUN cargo install --git https://github.com/roapi/roapi --branch main --bin roapi-http
+ARG RELEASE=main
+RUN cargo install --git https://github.com/roapi/roapi --branch $RELEASE --bin roapi-http
 
 FROM debian:buster-slim
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/roapi/roapi
+
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libssl-dev && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY test_data /test_data
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/cargo/bin/roapi-http /usr/local/bin/roapi-http
 
-CMD ["roapi-http"]
\ No newline at end of file
+EXPOSE 8080
+ENTRYPOINT ["roapi-http"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9dd88eb..86c5e8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ See below for a high level diagram:
 cargo install --git https://github.com/roapi/roapi --branch main --bin roapi-http
 ```
 
-```bash
-# docker build
-docker build . -t roapi-http
-```
+A prebuilt docker image is also available at [ghcr.io/roapi/roapi-http](https://github.com/orgs/roapi/packages/container/package/roapi-http).
 
 
 ## Usage
@@ -50,9 +47,10 @@ roapi-http \
     --table 'spacex_launches:test_data/spacex-launches.json'
 ```
 
+Or using docker:
+
 ```bash
-# docker run
-docker run --rm -t -p 8080:8080 roapi-http roapi-http --addr 0.0.0.0:8080 \
+docker run -t --rm -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/roapi/roapi-http:latest --addr 0.0.0.0:8080 \
     --table 'uk_cities:test_data/uk_cities_with_headers.csv' \
     --table 'spacex_launches:test_data/spacex-launches.json'
 ```
@@ -282,3 +280,12 @@ wraps `columnq` with a HTTP based API layer. It serializes Arrow record batches
 produced by `columnq` into different formats based on client request.
 
 Building ROAPI with `simd` optimization requires nightly rust toolchain.
+
+
+### Build Docker image
+
+```bash
+docker build --build-arg RELEASE=main --rm -t ghcr.io/roapi/roapi-http:latest .
+```
+
+You can set `RELEASE` variable to any git reference to build for a specific version.