diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..497eda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#
+name: Create and publish a Docker image
+
+# Configures this workflow to run every time a change is pushed to the branch called `release`.
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      attestations: write
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # This step uses [docker/metadata-action](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action#about) to extract tags and labels that will be applied to the specified image. The `id` "meta" allows the output of this step to be referenced in a subsequent step. The `images` value provides the base name for the tags and labels.
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+      # This step uses the `docker/build-push-action` action to build the image, based on your repository's `Dockerfile`. If the build succeeds, it pushes the image to GitHub Packages.
+      # It uses the `context` parameter to define the build's context as the set of files located in the specified path. For more information, see [Usage](https://github.com/docker/build-push-action#usage) in the README of the `docker/build-push-action` repository.
+      # It uses the `tags` and `labels` parameters to tag and label the image with the output from the "meta" step.
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        id: push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+      
+      # This step generates an artifact attestation for the image, which is an unforgeable statement about where and how it was built. It increases supply chain security for people who consume the image. For more information, see [Using artifact attestations to establish provenance for builds](/actions/security-guides/using-artifact-attestations-to-establish-provenance-for-builds).
+      - name: Generate artifact attestation
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v2
+        with:
+          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME}}
+          subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+          push-to-registry: true
+      
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 08b905a..776cb5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY . .
 
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash flaskuser
+RUN chown -R flaskuser:flaskuser /app
+
+USER flaskuser
+
 EXPOSE 5000
 
 CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0"]
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/eScienceLab/Cratey-Validator"
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