diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86e6a6b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+.git
+.github
+.gitignore
+.golangci.yaml
+ADOPTERS.md
+CNAME
+Dockerfile
+Dockerfile.standalone
+LICENSE
+Makefile
+PROJECT
+README.md
+SECURITY.md
+assets
+changelog.json
+config
+cover.out
+deploy
+design
+docs
+hack
+overrides
+site
+terraform
diff --git a/Dockerfile.standalone b/Dockerfile.standalone
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c8ffd642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.standalone
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This version of Dockerfile is for building without external dependencies.
+FROM golang:1.18-alpine AS builder
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64
+WORKDIR /app
+# Avoid invalidating the `go mod download` cache when only code has changed.
+COPY go.mod go.sum /app/
+RUN go mod download
+COPY . /app/
+RUN go build -o external-secrets main.go
+
+
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static AS app
+COPY --from=builder /app/external-secrets /bin/external-secrets
+
+# Run as UID for nobody
+USER 65534
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/external-secrets"]
diff --git a/docs/guides-using-latest-image.md b/docs/guides-using-latest-image.md
index 41bf93c8f..ff88b44e7 100644
--- a/docs/guides-using-latest-image.md
+++ b/docs/guides-using-latest-image.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-You can test a feature that was not yet released using the following method, use it at your own discretion:
+You can test a feature that was not yet released using the following methods, use them at your own discretion:
 
+### Helm
 1. Create a `values.yaml` file with the following content:
-   
-```
+```yaml
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
@@ -14,13 +14,30 @@ image:
 # -- If set, install and upgrade CRDs through helm chart.
 installCRDs: false
 ```
-
-2. Install the crds
-```
+1. Install the crds
+```shell
 make crds.install
 ```
-
-3. Install the external-secrets Helm chart indicating the values file created before:
+1. Install the external-secrets Helm chart indicating the values file created before:
 ```
 helm install external-secrets external-secrets/external-secrets -f values.yaml
-``` 
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+
+### Manual
+1. Build the Docker image
+```shell
+docker build -f Dockerfile.standalone -t my-org/external-secrets:latest .
+```
+1. Apply the `bundle.yaml`
+```shell
+kubectl apply -f deploy/crds/bundle.yaml
+```
+1. Modify your configs to use the image
+```yaml
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: external-secrets|external-secrets-webhook|external-secrets-cert-controller
+...
+        image: my-org/external-secrets:latest
+```