diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
index deb07c9..a6cb9af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
     push:
       branches:
         - "main"
+      tags:
+        - '**'
 
 env:
     # Default image for the Chart
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       artifact: ${{ steps.artifact.outputs.artifact-id }}
       version: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.version }}
+      buildname: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.build-name }}
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       id: artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: otelcol-${{ steps.versions.outputs.version }}
+        name: "otelcol-${{ steps.versions.outputs.version }}_linux_amd64"
         retention-days: 1
         path: "${{ steps.versions.outputs.build-path }}/${{ steps.versions.outputs.build-name }}"
         if-no-files-found: error
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     needs:
     - compile
-    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request') && (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
@@ -74,9 +77,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+    - name: Download artifact
+      id: artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: otelcol-${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}
+        name: "otelcol-${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}_linux_amd64"
         path: otelcol-dev
 
     - name: Get metadata for Docker image
@@ -97,13 +102,65 @@ jobs:
         registry: ghcr.io
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    
+
+    - name: Build and export to Docker
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+      with:
+        context: ${{ env.DOCKER_BUILD_DIR }}
+        build-args:
+        - "OTEL_BIN=${{ steps.artifact.outputs.download-path }}/${{ needs.compile.outputs.build-name }}"
+        load: true
+        tags: otelcol
+
+    # - name: Test
+    #   run: |
+    #     docker run --rm otelcol
+
     - name: Build and push to Github Packages
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
       with:
         context: ${{ env.DOCKER_BUILD_DIR }}
         push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        build-args:
+        - "OTEL_BIN=${{ steps.artifact.outputs.download-path }}/${{ needs.compile.outputs.build-name }}"
         tags: |
           ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}
         labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+  release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      packages: read
+    needs:
+    - compile
+    - build-image
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request') && (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')) }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Get artifact
+      id: artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: "otelcol-${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}_linux_amd64"
+        path: otelcol-dev
+  
+    - name: Get list of artifacts
+      run: |
+        cd "${{ steps.artifact.outputs.download-path }}"
+        mkdir "otelcol-custom_${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}"
+        cp "${{ needs.compile.outputs.build-name }}" "otelcol-custom_${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}/otelcol-custom_${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}_linux_amd64"
+        mv "${{ needs.compile.outputs.build-name }}" "otelcol-custom_${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}_linux_amd64.bin"
+        tar zcvf "otelcol-custom_${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}.tgz" "otelcol-custom_${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}"
+        rm "otelcol-custom_${{ needs.compile.outputs.version }}"
+
+    - name: Create a Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        files: "${{ steps.artifact.outputs.download-path }}/*"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index baf8d49..7c749cf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ RUN apk --update add ca-certificates
 FROM debian:12-slim
 
 ARG USER_UID=10001
+ARG OTEL_BIN=otelcol-dev/otelcol-dev
 USER ${USER_UID}
 
 COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
-COPY --chmod=755 otelcol-dev/otelcol-dev /otelcol-contrib
+COPY --chmod=755 ${OTEL_BIN} /otelcol-contrib
 COPY otelcol-contrib.yaml /etc/otelcol-contrib/config.yaml
 ENTRYPOINT ["/otelcol-contrib"]
 CMD ["--config", "/etc/otelcol-contrib/config.yaml"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6f2e38..454fbcf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,4 +87,11 @@ If you want to get to your own custom collector compiled or updated:
     ```
     With this configuration the collector will scrape its own metrics.
 
+# Create a new release (with binaries)
 
+Releases are managed by the GH Action workflow. Please commit all changes and then push an annotated tag to the repository.
+
+```
+git tag -a v<version> -m "<comment>"
+git push --tags
+```
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