diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/build-push-docker.yml
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+name: Build and Push Docker Image
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@343f7c4344506bcbf9b4de18042ae17996df046d  # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@96383f45573cb7f253c731d3b3ab81c87ef81934  # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=pep440,pattern={{version}}  # '{version}' on tag
+            type=edge,branch=master  # 'edge' on push to master branch
+            type=ref,event=pr  # 'pr-{pr-no}' on pr
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@0565240e2d4ab88bba5387d719585280857ece09  # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM debian:bookworm AS build
+
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+# install build dependencies
+RUN set -eux; \
+    apt update; \
+    apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        g++ \
+        gcc \
+        python3-dev \
+        python3-pip \
+        python3-venv \
+        # include pyqt deps so pip does not install them later
+        python3-pyqt5 \
+        python3-pyqt5.qsci \
+        python3-pyqt5.qtsvg \
+    ; \
+    apt list --installed $(apt-mark showmanual) > /.apt-deps-build
+
+COPY pyproject.toml /src/pyproject.toml
+
+# set up venv and python dependencies
+RUN set -eux; \
+    mkdir -p /src/damnit; \
+    # install dependencies w/o installing package itself
+    # https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/11440
+    echo '"""Hello"""' > /src/damnit/__init__.py; \
+    echo '__version__="0.0.0"' >> /src/damnit/__init__.py; \
+    python3 -m venv --system-site-packages /app; \
+    /app/bin/python3 -m pip install /src; \
+    /app/bin/python3 -m pip uninstall -y damnit; \
+    /app/bin/python3 -m pip freeze > /.python-deps-build
+
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+COPY --from=build /app /app
+COPY --from=build /.apt-deps-build /.apt-deps-build
+COPY --from=build /.python-deps-build /.python-deps-build
+
+ENV PATH="/app/bin:${PATH}"
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# install runtime dependencies
+RUN set -eux; \
+    apt update; \
+    apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        ca-certificates \
+        python3-pyqt5 \
+        python3-pyqt5.qsci \
+        python3-pyqt5.qtsvg \
+    ; \
+    apt clean; \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+    apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false; \
+    apt list --installed $(apt-mark showmanual) > /.apt-deps-runtime
+
+# install DAMNIT
+COPY . /src
+RUN set -eux; \
+    /app/bin/python3 -m pip install -vv --no-cache-dir /src; \
+    /app/bin/python3 -m pip freeze > /.python-deps-runtime; \
+    python3 -m pip check; \
+    python3 -c "import damnit; print(damnit.__version__)"
+
+CMD ["/app/bin/amore-proto", "gui"]
+