diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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index 0000000..72e8ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+TAG="${1}"
+BASE=$(echo ${TAG} | cut -d":" -f1)
+
+if [[ -z "${TAG}" ]]; then
+  echo "You must specify a container tag. ex: lalanza808/monero:v0.17.1.8"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+docker build -t "${TAG}" -f dockerfiles/monero_nocompile .
+
+docker tag "${TAG}" "${BASE}:latest"
+
+docker push "${TAG}"
+
+docker push "${BASE}:latest"