diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61a7dbb..d41ecfa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 SHELL := /bin/bash
 
+VERSION ?= $(shell cat VERSION)
 IMAGE ?= $(shell cat IMAGE):$(shell cat VERSION)
 IMAGE_LATEST ?= $(shell cat IMAGE):latest
 PWD ?= $(shell pwd)
diff --git a/make/docker.makefile b/make/docker.makefile
index fc07142..12a92ff 100644
--- a/make/docker.makefile
+++ b/make/docker.makefile
@@ -20,3 +20,10 @@ build:
 push:
 	docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64 --push . -t $(IMAGE)
 	@docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64 --push . -t $(IMAGE_LATEST)
+
+.PHONY: docker-release
+docker-release:
+	@git add .
+	@git commit -m "Automated release for version $(VERSION)"
+	@git tag $(VERSION)
+	@make push