diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..957d659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Build and Deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    tags:
+      - '\d+.\d+.\d+'
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Login to Dockerhub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Build, Tag, and Push Docker Image
+        run: |
+          ci/docker-build-image -p
+
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0ee3505..15f51c6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -55,3 +55,10 @@ See [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) for help selecting the next versi
 - If the jobs completed successfully, a new tag matching the "#.#.#" pattern should have been added to main.
 You can check the [tags page](https://github.com/seqwell/longplexpy/tags)
 - If the jobs completed successfully, there should also be a new release on the [releases page](https://github.com/seqwell/longplexpy/releases).
+
+
+## Confirm the Docker Image was Built and Deployed
+- Navigate to [Build and Deploy Action](https://github.com/seqwell/longplexpy/actions/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml)
+- You should see two workflow runs with titles similar to the PR title, "chore(#.#.#): update pyproject version".
+One should have a triggering event as the new tag "#.#.#" and one should have a triggering event as `main`.
+- A green checkmark on these actions indicates the docker image was built, tagged, and pushed to the [seqwell/longplexpy](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/seqwell/longplexpy) repo on Dockerhub.
diff --git a/ci/docker-build-image b/ci/docker-build-image
index 7bf907f..22df6ea 100755
--- a/ci/docker-build-image
+++ b/ci/docker-build-image
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ Ensure your Docker daemon is running with these minimum resource allocations:
 Options:
     -h  Display this information.
     -n  Do not use the Docker cache during build. (Optional)
+    -p  Push image to Dockerhub, requires docker login (Optional)
 EOF
 }
 
-DOCKER_NO_CACHE="";
-while getopts "hn" OPTION; do
+DOCKER_NO_CACHE=""; PUSH_IMAGE=""
+while getopts "hnp" OPTION; do
     case "$OPTION" in
         h) usage; exit 1;;
         n) DOCKER_NO_CACHE="--no-cache";;
+        p) PUSH_IMAGE="True";;
         [?]) usage; (>&2 echo "Exception: Unknown options ${*}."); exit 1;;
     esac
 done
@@ -47,3 +49,8 @@ LONGPLEXPY_VERSION="$(git describe --exact-match 2>/dev/null || git describe --a
         --file docker/Dockerfile \
         .
 )
+
+if [ -n "$PUSH_IMAGE" ];
+then
+    docker push seqwell/longplexpy:"${LONGPLEXPY_VERSION}"
+fi