diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 342ceb7653..c232e05acd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -43,12 +43,3 @@ jobs:
           ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/verify-deployment.sh -n kyverno  kyverno
           echo ">>> Run Kyverno e2e test"
           make test-e2e
-
-      - name: login to docker hub
-        if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
-        run: echo "${{ secrets.DOCKERIO_PASSWORD }}" | docker login -u "${{ secrets.DOCKERIO_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin
-
-      - name: docker images publish
-        if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
-        run: |
-          make docker-publish-all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image.yaml b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3254af0c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: build
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+jobs:
+  push-images:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: login to docker hub
+        if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+        run: echo "${{ secrets.DOCKERIO_PASSWORD }}" | docker login -u "${{ secrets.DOCKERIO_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin
+
+      - name: docker images publish
+        if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+        run: |
+          make docker-publish-all
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