diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3fd09e48..c9814289 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         id: push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
+          file: Dockerfile.release
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           push: true
           sbom: true
diff --git a/Dockerfile.release b/Dockerfile.release
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f20c024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.release
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+FROM golang:1.22-alpine3.20 AS infra
+
+RUN apt-get update -y && \
+  apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+  git;
+
+RUN apk -U add bash coreutils git gcc musl-dev vim less curl wget ca-certificates
+
+ARG KINE_VERSION=0.13.5
+WORKDIR /
+RUN git -c advice.detachedHead=false clone -b v$KINE_VERSION --depth=1 https://github.com/loft-sh/kine.git
+
+WORKDIR /kine
+RUN go version
+
+RUN CGO_CFLAGS="-DSQLITE_ENABLE_DBSTAT_VTAB=1 -DSQLITE_USE_ALLOCA=1" \
+  go build -v -tags="nats" \
+  -ldflags="-X github.com/k3s-io/kine/pkg/version.Version=v$KINE_VERSION -X github.com/k3s-io/kine/pkg/version.GitCommit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) -extldflags -static -s" \
+  -o kine
+
+FROM scratch
+COPY --from=build /kine/kine /bin/kine