diff --git a/ABTaskFile b/ABTaskFile
index 3e5b72b..bcc5094 100644
--- a/ABTaskFile
+++ b/ABTaskFile
@@ -136,3 +136,38 @@ commands:
               description: The port to listen on
               default: "8081"
           command: hugo serve -p {{ .Flags.port }} -s docs
+
+    - name: build
+      type: parent
+      description: Code build steps
+      aliases: ["b"]
+      commands:
+        - name: binary
+          description: Build a basic test binary
+          type: exec
+          dir: "{{ TaskDir }}"
+          banner: |
+            >>>
+            >>> Building 'ajc' {{ if .Flags.target }}for target '{{ .Flags.target }}'{{ end }}
+            >>>
+          flags:
+            - name: target
+              description: Target platform to build for
+              enum: ["linux/amd64"]
+              short: T
+          script: |
+            {{ if eq .Flags.target "linux/amd64" }}
+                export GOOS=linux
+                export GOARCH=amd64
+            {{ end }}
+
+            cd ajc
+            go build -o ajc
+            ls -l ajc
+
+        - name: snapshot
+          description: Goreleaser snapshot
+          type: exec
+          dir: "{{ TaskDir }}"
+          script: |
+            goreleaser release --snapshot --clean
diff --git a/client_options.go b/client_options.go
index a7cd061..a8ab621 100644
--- a/client_options.go
+++ b/client_options.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package asyncjobs
 
 import (
 	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -272,6 +273,23 @@ func TaskSigningSeedFile(sf string) ClientOpt {
 	}
 }
 
+// TaskVerificationKeyHexEncoded sets a public key used to verify tasks, hex encoded string
+func TaskVerificationKeyHexEncoded(pks string) ClientOpt {
+	return func(opts *ClientOpts) error {
+		if pks == "" {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		pk, err := hex.DecodeString(pks)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		opts.publicKey = pk
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // TaskVerificationKey sets a public key used to verify tasks
 func TaskVerificationKey(pk ed25519.PublicKey) ClientOpt {
 	return func(opts *ClientOpts) error {
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/security.md b/docs/content/reference/security.md
index 43f264d..fab1372 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/security.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/security.md
@@ -21,19 +21,22 @@ Then we can configure the client:
 
 ```go
 client, err := asyncjobs.NewClient(
-	asyncjobs.NatsContext("AJC"),
+    asyncjobs.NatsContext("AJC"),
 	
-	// when tasks are created sign using this ed25519.PrivateKey, see also TaskSigningSeedFile()
+    // when tasks are created sign using this ed25519.PrivateKey, see also TaskSigningSeedFile()
     asyncjobs.TaskSigningKey(prik),
-	
-	// when loading tasks verify using this ed25519.PublicKey, see also TaskVerificationKeyFile()
-	asyncjobs.TaskVerificationKey(pubk),
-	
-	// support loading unsigned tasks when a verification method is set, disabled by default
-	asyncjobs.TaskSignaturesOptional(),
-	)
+
+    // when loading tasks verify using this ed25519.PublicKey, see also TaskVerificationKeyFile()
+    asyncjobs.TaskVerificationKey(pubk),
+
+    // support loading unsigned tasks when a verification method is set, disabled by default
+    asyncjobs.TaskSignaturesOptional(),
+)
 panicIfErr(err)
 ```
 
 On the command line the `ajc tasks` command has `--sign` and `--verify` flags which can either be hex encoded keys
-or paths to files holding them in hex encoded format.
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+or paths to files holding them in hex encoded format.
+
+Docker containers built using `ajc package docker` can set a key in the environment variable `AJ_VERIFICATION_KEY` and
+can opt into optional signatures at build time by setting `task_signatures_optional: true` in the `asyncjobs.yaml`.
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diff --git a/generators/fs/godocker/main.go.templ b/generators/fs/godocker/main.go.templ
index 9c1df5b..f430932 100644
--- a/generators/fs/godocker/main.go.templ
+++ b/generators/fs/godocker/main.go.templ
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ The following Environment variables are supported:
  - AJ_NATS_CONTEXT: The name of a NATS Context to use for connections
  - AJ_CONCURRENCY: The number of concurrent handlers that can be run
  - AJ_RETRY_POLICY: The retry policy to use [{{ RetryNamesList }}]
+ - AJ_VERIFICATION_KEY: A hex encoded ed25519 public key that will verify job signatures
 
 Prometheus statistics are Exposed on port http://0.0.0.0:8080/metrics
 
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ func main() {
 		retryPolicy = "{{ .Package.RetryPolicy }}"
 	}
 
+	verificationKey := os.Getenv("AJ_VERIFICATION_KEY")
+	sigsOptional := "{{ .Package.TaskSignaturesOptional }}" == ""
+
 	log := logrus.NewEntry(logger)
 
 	log.Printf("Choria Async Jobs Handler Service {{.Package.Name}} build settings")
@@ -110,6 +114,10 @@ func main() {
 	log.Printf("Work Queue: %s", wq)
 	log.Printf("Concurrency: %d", concurrency)
 	log.Printf("Retry Policy: %s", retryPolicy)
+	if verificationKey != "" {
+		log.Printf("Verification Key: %s", verificationKey)
+		log.Printf("Verification Optional: %t", sigsOptional)
+	}
 {{- range $state := .Package.DiscardStates }}
 	log.Printf("Discard State: {{$state}}")
 {{- end }}
@@ -122,6 +130,10 @@ func main() {
 		aj.ClientConcurrency(concurrency),
 		aj.CustomLogger(log),
 		aj.RetryBackoffPolicyName(retryPolicy),
+		aj.TaskVerificationKeyHexEncoded(verificationKey),
+{{- if .Package.TaskSignaturesOptional }}
+		aj.TaskSignaturesOptional(),
+{{- end }}
 {{- range $state := .Package.DiscardStates }}
 		aj.DiscardTaskStatesByName("{{$state}}"),
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/generators/package.go b/generators/package.go
index ffc6daa..27b5775 100644
--- a/generators/package.go
+++ b/generators/package.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type Package struct {
 	RetryPolicy string `yaml:"retry"`
 	// DiscardStates indicates what termination states to discard
 	DiscardStates []string `yaml:"discard"`
+	// TaskSignaturesOptional allows unsigned tasks to be used when AJ_VERIFICATION_KEY is set
+	TaskSignaturesOptional bool `yaml:"task_signatures_optional"`
 }
 
 // TaskHandler is an individual Task Handler