diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index 311f6f6..b6d4368 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -11,27 +11,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-      
-      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
-        with:
-          images: nirlipo/planimation_backend
-      
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-      
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: server
-          file: docker/release/Dockerfile
-          push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+        
+      - name: login to docker hub
+          id: docker-hub
+          env:
+            username: ${{secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME}}
+            password: ${{secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD}}
+          run: |
+            docker login -u $username -p $password 
+
+      - name: build the docker image
+          id: build-docker-image
+          run: |
+            ls -la 
+            docker build . -f server/docker/release/Dockerfile -t nirlipo/planimation_backend:latest
+        - name: push the docker image
+          id: push-docker-image
+          run: docker push ${{secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME}}/planimation_backend:latest