diff --git a/.github/workflows/common-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/common-docker.yml
index dcb99e43..da4b2784 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/common-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/common-docker.yml
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@54c9adbab1582c2ef04b2016b760714a4bfde3cf # v3.1.0
         with:
-          dockerfile: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/contracts/operations/docker/${{ inputs.docker-file }}
+          dockerfile: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/${{ inputs.docker-file }}
           failure-threshold: none
 
       - uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@54c9adbab1582c2ef04b2016b760714a4bfde3cf # v3.1.0
         if: ${{ inputs.generate-dev-image }}
         with:
-          dockerfile: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/contracts/operations/docker/${{ inputs.docker-file-dev }}
+          dockerfile: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/${{ inputs.docker-file-dev }}
           failure-threshold: none
 
       - name: Set up SSH
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           build-args: |
             BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN=${{ secrets.BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
-          file: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/contracts/operations/docker/${{ inputs.docker-file }}
+          file: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/${{ inputs.docker-file }}
           push: ${{ inputs.push_image }}
           pull: false
           tags: ghcr.io/zama-ai/${{ inputs.image-name }}:${{env.DOCKER_TAG_IMAGE }},ghcr.io/zama-ai/${{ inputs.image-name }}:latest
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           build-args: |
             BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN=${{ secrets.BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
-          file: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/contracts/operations/docker/${{ inputs.docker-file-dev }}
+          file: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/${{ inputs.docker-file-dev }}
           push: ${{ inputs.push_image }}
           pull: false
           tags: ghcr.io/zama-ai/${{ inputs.image-dev-name }}:${{env.DOCKER_TAG_IMAGE}},ghcr.io/zama-ai/${{ inputs.image-dev-name }}:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fhevm-coprocessor.yml b/.github/workflows/fhevm-coprocessor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2edbde76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fhevm-coprocessor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: "fhEVM Coprocessor Docker Image"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - amina/fhevm-coprocessor-workflows
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/fhevm-coprocessor.yml
+      - .github/workflows/common-docker.yml
+      - fhevm-engine/coprocessor/**
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+
+concurrency:
+  group: fhevm-coprocessor
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  docker-coprocessor:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/common-docker.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: "read"
+      id-token: "write"
+      packages: "write"
+    with:
+      working-directory: "."
+      push_image: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref_name == 'main' }}
+      image-name: "fhevm-coprocessor"
+      generate-dev-image: false
+      docker-file: "fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Dockerfile"
+      arm-build: true
+
+    secrets:
+      BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
+      GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+  done:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Pipeline Done
+    steps:
+      - name: Success
+        run: echo Pipeline Done
+    needs:
+      - docker-coprocessor
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fhevm-smart-contracts.yml b/.github/workflows/fhevm-smart-contracts.yml
index cdde945d..272d3111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fhevm-smart-contracts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fhevm-smart-contracts.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ name: "fhEVM smart contracts Docker Image"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["main"]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - amina/fhevm-coprocessor-workflows
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/fhevm-smart-contracts.yml
+      - .github/workflows/common-docker.yml
       - contracts/**
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
 
 concurrency:
   group: fhevm-smart-contracts
@@ -24,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
       image-name: "fhevm-smart-contracts"
       image-dev-name: "fhevm-smart-contracts-dev"
       generate-dev-image: true
-      docker-file: "ci.dockerfile"
-      docker-file-dev: "dev.dockerfile"
+      docker-file: "contracts/operations/docker/ci.dockerfile"
+      docker-file-dev: "contracts/operations/docker/dev.dockerfile"
       image-dev-description: "fhevm smart contracts dev image"
       arm-build: true
 
diff --git a/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Dockerfile b/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Dockerfile
index 05f6fb6f..a4a60291 100644
--- a/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Dockerfile
+++ b/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,31 @@
+# Stage 1: Build
 FROM rust:1.82.0-bullseye AS build
 
-RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
+WORKDIR /app
 
-# we assume we're in the root directory
-ADD . /app/
+# Install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends protobuf-compiler=3.12.4* && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN cd /app/fhevm-engine/coprocessor && SQLX_OFFLINE=true cargo build --release
+COPY ./fhevm-engine/ ./fhevm-engine/
+COPY ./proto/ ./proto/
 
-FROM debian:bullseye
+WORKDIR /app/fhevm-engine/coprocessor
 
-COPY --from=build /app/fhevm-engine/target/release/coprocessor /usr/local/bin
+RUN cargo fetch && \
+    SQLX_OFFLINE=true cargo build --release
+
+# Stage 2: Final image
+FROM debian:bullseye-slim
+
+RUN useradd -m zama
+
+COPY --from=build /app/fhevm-engine/target/release/coprocessor /usr/local/bin/
+
+RUN chown zama:zama /usr/local/bin/coprocessor && \
+    chmod 500 /usr/local/bin/coprocessor
+
+USER zama
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/coprocessor"]
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