diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 624e1f4aedc8..68d1d808d5da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ${{ env.go_version }}
       - name: generate release artifacts
         run: |
+          export REGISTRY=docker.io/mesosphere
+          export PROD_REGISTRY=$REGISTRY
+          export STAGING_REGISTRY=$REGISTRY
+          export TAG=${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
           make release
       - name: Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@de2c0eb89ae2a093876385947365aca7b0e5f844 # tag=v1
@@ -35,3 +39,16 @@ jobs:
           draft: true
           files: out/*
           body: "TODO: Copy release notes shared by the comms team"
+      - name: Login to Dockerhub Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+      - name: Build and push docker images
+        run: |
+          export REGISTRY=docker.io/mesosphere
+          export PROD_REGISTRY=$REGISTRY
+          export STAGING_REGISTRY=$REGISTRY
+          export TAG=${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
+          make ALL_ARCH="amd64 arm64" docker-build-all
+          make ALL_ARCH="amd64 arm64" docker-push-all