diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/release_docker.yml
index 5f8ef7568de..24c63f40a68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_docker.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# This workflow is based on https://docs.docker.com/build/ci/github-actions/multi-platform/#distribute-build-across-multiple-runners
 name: Publish Docker Images
 
 on:
@@ -27,47 +28,102 @@ on:
         default: false
 
 jobs:
-  build-iota-node:
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.iota_node == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release'
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+  prepare:
+    outputs:
+      images: ${{ steps.images.outputs.images }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Define images to build
+        id: images
+        run: |
+          images_array=()
+
+          # Check iota_node: true if the input is set to true and the event is workflow_dispatch,
+          # or if the event is a release (in which case the job should run regardless of the input).
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.iota_node == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' }}" == "true" ]; then
+            images_array+=("iota-node")
+          fi
+
+          # Check iota_indexer: true if the input is set to true and the event is workflow_dispatch,
+          # or if the event is a release (in which case the job should run regardless of the input).
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.iota_indexer == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' }}" == "true" ]; then
+            images_array+=("iota-indexer")
+          fi
+
+          # Check iota_tools: true if the input is set to true and the event is workflow_dispatch,
+          # or if the event is a release (in which case the job should run regardless of the input).
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.iota_tools == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' }}" == "true" ]; then
+            images_array+=("iota-tools")
+          fi
+
+          # Check iota_graphql_rpc: true if the input is set to true and the event is workflow_dispatch,
+          # or if the event is a release (in which case the job should run regardless of the input).
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.iota_graphql_rpc == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' }}" == "true" ]; then
+            images_array+=("iota-graphql-rpc")
+          fi
+
+          # Check if the images_array is empty
+          if [ ${#images_array[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "Error: images_array is empty"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "images=[$(printf '"%s",' "${images_array[@]}" | sed 's/,$//')]" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  build:
     environment: release
+    needs: prepare
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.prepare.outputs.images) }}
+        os: [
+          ubuntu-24.04,
+          ubuntu-24.04-arm,
+        ]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
 
-      - name: Read Rust toolchain version from TOML
-        id: read_toolchain
+      - name: Prepare Environment Variables
         run: |
+          if [ "${{ runner.os }}" != "Linux" ]; then
+            echo "Error: This workflow only supports Linux runners."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          case "${{ runner.arch }}" in
+            X64)
+              PLATFORM_ARCH="amd64"
+              ;;
+            ARM64)
+              PLATFORM_ARCH="arm64"
+              ;;
+            *)
+              echo "Error: Unsupported architecture: ${{ runner.arch }}"
+              exit 1
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+          echo "DOCKER_FILE=docker/${{ matrix.image }}/Dockerfile" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DOCKER_IMAGE=iotaledger/${{ matrix.image }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DOCKER_PLATFORM=linux/${PLATFORM_ARCH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PLATFORM_PAIR=linux-${PLATFORM_ARCH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
           TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=$(grep -oE 'channel = "[^"]+' ./rust-toolchain.toml | sed 's/channel = "//')
           echo "TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=${TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Log Rust toolchain version
-        run: echo "Rust toolchain version is ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}"
+          echo "Rust toolchain version is ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}"
 
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf # v3.2.0
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@c47758b77c9736f4b2ef4073d4d51994fabfe349 # v3.7.1
+          echo "GIT_REVISION=$(git describe --always --abbrev=12 --dirty --exclude '*')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Docker meta for iota-node
-        id: meta-node
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@8e5442c4ef9f78752691e2d8f8d19755c6f78e81 # v5.5.1
         with:
-          images: iotaledger/iota-node
-          # mapping semver tags to networks
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-alpha -> alphanet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-beta -> devnet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-rc -> testnet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH} -> mainnet
-          tags: |
-            type=raw,value={{sha}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-            type=raw,value={{tag}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
-            type=raw,value=alphanet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-alpha') }}
-            type=raw,value=devnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-beta') }}
-            type=raw,value=testnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
-            type=raw,value=mainnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && !contains(github.ref, '-alpha') && !contains(github.ref, '-beta') && !contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
+          images: ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}
 
       - name: Login to Docker Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
@@ -76,136 +132,56 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
           registry: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL }}
 
-      - name: Get git revision and build date
-        id: git-info
-        run: |
-          echo "GIT_REVISION=$(git describe --always --abbrev=12 --dirty --exclude '*')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@c47758b77c9736f4b2ef4073d4d51994fabfe349 # v3.7.1
 
-      - name: Build and push Docker image for iota-node
+      - name: Build and push by digest
+        id: build-image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@4f58ea79222b3b9dc2c8bbdd6debcef730109a75 # v6.9.0
         with:
           context: .
-          file: docker/iota-node/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta-node.outputs.tags }}
-          push: true
-          pull: true
+          file: ${{ env.DOCKER_FILE }}
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORM }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          outputs: type=image,"name=${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}",push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true
           build-args: |
             GIT_REVISION=${{ env.GIT_REVISION }}
             BUILD_DATE=${{ env.BUILD_DATE }}
             RUST_IMAGE_VERSION=${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}-bookworm
 
-  build-iota-indexer:
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.iota_indexer == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release'
-    runs-on: self-hosted
-    environment: release
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
-
-      - name: Read Rust toolchain version from TOML
-        id: read_toolchain
+      - name: Export digest
         run: |
-          TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=$(grep -oE 'channel = "[^"]+' ./rust-toolchain.toml | sed 's/channel = "//')
-          echo "TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=${TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Log Rust toolchain version
-        run: echo "Rust toolchain version is ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}"
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf # v3.2.0
+          mkdir -p ${{ runner.temp }}/digests
+          digest="${{ steps.build-image.outputs.digest }}"
+          touch "${{ runner.temp }}/digests/${digest#sha256:}"
 
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@c47758b77c9736f4b2ef4073d4d51994fabfe349 # v3.7.1
-
-      - name: Docker meta for iota-indexer
-        id: meta-indexer
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@8e5442c4ef9f78752691e2d8f8d19755c6f78e81 # v5.5.1
+      - name: Upload digest
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
         with:
-          images: iotaledger/iota-indexer
-          # mapping semver tags to networks
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-alpha -> alphanet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-beta -> devnet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-rc -> testnet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH} -> mainnet
-          tags: |
-            type=raw,value={{sha}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-            type=raw,value={{tag}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
-            type=raw,value=alphanet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-alpha') }}
-            type=raw,value=devnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-beta') }}
-            type=raw,value=testnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
-            type=raw,value=mainnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && !contains(github.ref, '-alpha') && !contains(github.ref, '-beta') && !contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
-
-      - name: Login to Docker Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
-          registry: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL }}
-
-      - name: Get git revision and build date
-        id: git-info
-        run: |
-          echo "GIT_REVISION=$(git describe --always --abbrev=12 --dirty --exclude '*')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Build and push Docker image for iota-indexer
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@4f58ea79222b3b9dc2c8bbdd6debcef730109a75 # v6.9.0
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: docker/iota-indexer/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta-indexer.outputs.tags }}
-          push: true
-          pull: true
-          build-args: |
-            GIT_REVISION=${{ env.GIT_REVISION }}
-            BUILD_DATE=${{ env.BUILD_DATE }}
-            RUST_IMAGE_VERSION=${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}-bookworm
-
-  build-iota-tools:
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.iota_tools == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release'
-    runs-on: self-hosted
-    environment: release
+          name: digests-${{ github.sha }}-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.PLATFORM_PAIR }}
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/digests/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  tag:
+    environment: release # This will require a second approval after all `build` jobs have finished (see https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/14417)
+    needs: [prepare, build]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.prepare.outputs.images) }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
-
-      - name: Read Rust toolchain version from TOML
-        id: read_toolchain
+      - name: Prepare Environment Variables
         run: |
-          TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=$(grep -oE 'channel = "[^"]+' ./rust-toolchain.toml | sed 's/channel = "//')
-          echo "TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=${TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DOCKER_IMAGE=iotaledger/${{ matrix.image }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Log Rust toolchain version
-        run: echo "Rust toolchain version is ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}"
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf # v3.2.0
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@c47758b77c9736f4b2ef4073d4d51994fabfe349 # v3.7.1
-
-      - name: Docker meta for iota-tools
-        id: meta-tools
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@8e5442c4ef9f78752691e2d8f8d19755c6f78e81 # v5.5.1
+      - name: Download digests
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
-          images: iotaledger/iota-tools
-          # mapping semver tags to networks
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-alpha -> alphanet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-beta -> devnet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-rc -> testnet
-          # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH} -> mainnet
-          tags: |
-            type=raw,value={{sha}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-            type=raw,value={{tag}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
-            type=raw,value=alphanet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-alpha') }}
-            type=raw,value=devnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-beta') }}
-            type=raw,value=testnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
-            type=raw,value=mainnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && !contains(github.ref, '-alpha') && !contains(github.ref, '-beta') && !contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/digests
+          pattern: digests-${{ github.sha }}-${{ matrix.image }}-*
+          merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Login to Docker Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
@@ -214,54 +190,14 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
           registry: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL }}
 
-      - name: Get git revision and build date
-        id: git-info
-        run: |
-          echo "GIT_REVISION=$(git describe --always --abbrev=12 --dirty --exclude '*')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Build and push Docker image for iota-tools
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@4f58ea79222b3b9dc2c8bbdd6debcef730109a75 # v6.9.0
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: docker/iota-tools/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta-tools.outputs.tags }}
-          push: true
-          pull: true
-          build-args: |
-            GIT_REVISION=${{ env.GIT_REVISION }}
-            BUILD_DATE=${{ env.BUILD_DATE }}
-            RUST_IMAGE_VERSION=${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}-bookworm
-
-  build-iota-graphql-rpc:
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.iota_graphql_rpc == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release'
-    runs-on: self-hosted
-    environment: release
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
-
-      - name: Read Rust toolchain version from TOML
-        id: read_toolchain
-        run: |
-          TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=$(grep -oE 'channel = "[^"]+' ./rust-toolchain.toml | sed 's/channel = "//')
-          echo "TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=${TOOLCHAIN_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Log Rust toolchain version
-        run: echo "Rust toolchain version is ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}"
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf # v3.2.0
-
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@c47758b77c9736f4b2ef4073d4d51994fabfe349 # v3.7.1
 
-      - name: Docker meta for iota-graphql-rpc
-        id: meta-tools
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@8e5442c4ef9f78752691e2d8f8d19755c6f78e81 # v5.5.1
         with:
-          images: iotaledger/iota-graphql-rpc
+          images: ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}
           # mapping semver tags to networks
           # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-alpha -> alphanet
           # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH}-beta -> devnet
@@ -269,36 +205,15 @@ jobs:
           # v{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{PATCH} -> mainnet
           tags: |
             type=raw,value={{sha}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
             type=raw,value={{tag}},enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
             type=raw,value=alphanet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-alpha') }}
             type=raw,value=devnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-beta') }}
             type=raw,value=testnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
             type=raw,value=mainnet,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && !contains(github.ref, '-alpha') && !contains(github.ref, '-beta') && !contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
+            type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && !contains(github.ref, '-alpha') && !contains(github.ref, '-beta') && !contains(github.ref, '-rc') }}
 
-      - name: Login to Docker Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
-          registry: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL }}
-
-      - name: Get git revision and build date
-        id: git-info
+      - name: Create manifest list and push
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/digests
         run: |
-          echo "GIT_REVISION=$(git describe --always --abbrev=12 --dirty --exclude '*')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Build and push Docker image for iota-graphql-rpc
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@4f58ea79222b3b9dc2c8bbdd6debcef730109a75 # v6.9.0
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: docker/iota-graphql-rpc/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta-tools.outputs.tags }}
-          push: true
-          pull: true
-          build-args: |
-            GIT_REVISION=${{ env.GIT_REVISION }}
-            BUILD_DATE=${{ env.BUILD_DATE }}
-            RUST_IMAGE_VERSION=${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_VERSION }}-bookworm
+          docker buildx imagetools create $(jq -cr '.tags | map("-t " + .) | join(" ")' <<< "$DOCKER_METADATA_OUTPUT_JSON") \
+            $(printf '${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}@sha256:%s ' *)