diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-deploy.yml
index 7be2000..5c312ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-deploy.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
         with:
@@ -75,10 +81,10 @@ jobs:
           ECR_REGISTRY: ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}
           IMAGE_TAG: ${{ github.sha }}
         run: |
-          # Build a docker container and
-          # push it to ECR so that it can
-          # be deployed to ECS.
-          docker build \
+        # Build a docker container and push it to ECR so that it can be deployed to ECS.
+        # Create a new buildx builder instance for cross-platform builds
+          docker buildx create --use 
+          docker buildx build \
             --platform=linux/arm64 \
             -t $ECR_REGISTRY/$ECR_REPOSITORY:$IMAGE_TAG \
             --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL_PROD }} \