diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_deploy.yml
index b32f807b..0ad81b31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_deploy.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         path: |
           target/billtracker-0.0.1.jar
   publish_maven:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - build
@@ -48,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: app
-      - run: ls
       - name: Publish to GitHub Packages Apache Maven
         run: mvn deploy -s ./settings.xml -Dgithub.token=${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
   publish_container:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - build
@@ -60,4 +61,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: cd src/main/frontend && npm i
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+        run: cd src/main/frontend && npm i
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: app
+      - name: Build Container Image
+        run: docker buil . -t ghcr.io/Kerosene-Labs/billtracker:${{ github.ref }}
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