diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml
index d01950b37..f67e40ad7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,19 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: boolean
         default: false
+      version:
+        description: 'The version to publish'
+        required: true
+        type: text
 
 
 jobs:
   publish-docker-image:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        flavour: ['min','slim','full']
+    name: ${{ matrix.flavour }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -28,46 +37,43 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
 
+      - name: Setup variables
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "release" ]; then
+            echo "should_publish=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "version=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "version=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "should_publish=${{ github.event.inputs.publish }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.TEST_DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.TEST_DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Build and test
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
-        with:
-          context: .
-          load: true
-          target: full
-
-      - name: Run Tests
-        run: docker run --rm hydromt pytest
-
-      #build should be cached from previous steps
-      - name: Build and push full image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
-        with:
-          context: .
-          load: true
-          target: full
-          push:  ${{ inputs.publish }}
-          tags: deltares/hydromt:full
+      - name: generate envs
+        run: |
+          pip install tomli
+          python make_env.py -p '3.11' -o ${{ matrix.flavour }}-environment.yml ${{ matrix.flavour }}
 
-      - name: Build and push min image
+      - name: Build and push ${{ matrix.flavour }} image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
         with:
           context: .
           load: true
-          target: min
-          push:  ${{ inputs.publish }}
-          tags: deltares/hydromt:min
+          target: ${{ matrix.flavour }} #
+          push:  ${{ env.should_publish }}
+          tags: deltares/hydromt:${{ env.version }}-${{ matrix.flavour }}
 
-      - name: Build and push slim image
+      - name: Build and push latest image
+        if: matrix.flavour == 'slim'
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
         with:
           context: .
           load: true
-          target: slim
-          push:  ${{ inputs.publish }}
-          tags: deltares/hydromt:slim
+          target: ${{ matrix.flavour }} #
+          push:  ${{ env.should_publish }}
+          tags: deltares/hydromt:${{ env.version }}, deltares/hydromt:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test-docker.yml
index 19e2c1811..30b8c65c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-docker.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: generate envs
         run: |
           pip install tomli
-          python make_env.py -p 3.11 -o full-environment.yml full
+          python make_env.py -p "3.11" -o full-environment.yml full
 
       - name: Build and test
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v4