diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1d8468c9..2a0245d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@ jobs:
           name: ember-server
           path: target/release/ember-server
 
+  helm:
+    name: helm lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
+      - name: lint
+        run: helm lint helm/ember
+      - name: template
+        run: helm template ember helm/ember
+
+  docker:
+    name: docker build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: build
+        run: docker build -t ember:ci .
+
   security:
     name: security
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..def3b102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  packages: write
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: build ${{ matrix.target }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            artifact: ember-server-linux-amd64
+          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            artifact: ember-server-linux-arm64
+          - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+            os: macos-latest
+            artifact: ember-server-darwin-amd64
+          - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            os: macos-latest
+            artifact: ember-server-darwin-arm64
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: install cross-compilation tools
+        if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+          echo "CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: build
+        run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: package
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p dist
+          cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/ember-server dist/${{ matrix.artifact }}
+
+      - name: upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ matrix.artifact }}
+          path: dist/${{ matrix.artifact }}
+
+  docker:
+    name: docker
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: extract version
+        id: version
+        run: echo "tag=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: set up docker buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: login to ghcr
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: |
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+
+  release:
+    name: github release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build, docker]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: collect binaries
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p release
+          find artifacts -type f -name 'ember-server-*' -exec cp {} release/ \;
+          cd release && sha256sum * > checksums.txt
+
+      - name: create release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: release/*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0a22054d..b52a4ae8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ FROM rust:1.93-slim AS builder
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     pkg-config \
     libssl-dev \
+    make \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/ember