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+name: Build docker containers on version release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: [ v* ]
+
+jobs:
+  create_frontend_docker_container:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+      IMAGE_NAME: sartography/spiffworkflow-frontend
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.2
+        with:
+          # Disabling shallow clone is recommended for improving relevancy of reporting in sonarcloud
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@f054a8b539a109f9f41c372932f1ae047eff08c9
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@98669ae865ea3cffbcbaa878cf57c20bbf1c6c38
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Frontend Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@ad44023a93711e3deb337508980b4b5e9bcdc5dc
+        with:
+          # this action doesn't seem to respect working-directory so set context
+          context: spiffworkflow-backend
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+
+  create_backend_docker_container:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+      IMAGE_NAME: sartography/spiffworkflow-backend
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.2
+        with:
+          # Disabling shallow clone is recommended for improving relevancy of reporting in sonarcloud
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@f054a8b539a109f9f41c372932f1ae047eff08c9
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@98669ae865ea3cffbcbaa878cf57c20bbf1c6c38
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Backend Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@ad44023a93711e3deb337508980b4b5e9bcdc5dc
+        with:
+          # this action doesn't seem to respect working-directory so set context
+          context: spiffworkflow-backend
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}