diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index f5e0b02a..6524fbc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,36 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      # will generate a git tag => then, used by docker/metadata-action
+      - name: Semantic Release
+        id: semantic_release
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+        with:
+          branches: |
+            [
+              '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
+              'master',
+              'main',
+              'next',
+              'next-major',
+              {
+                name: 'beta',
+                prerelease: true
+              },
+              {
+                name: 'alpha',
+                prerelease: true
+              },
+              {
+                name: 'app-router',
+                prerelease: true
+              }
+            ]
+          branch: 'main'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5