diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-server-container.yml b/.github/workflows/release-server-container.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9afb3bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-server-container.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+name: Release Server Container
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["Release to PyPI"]
+    types: [completed]
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Graphiti core version to build (e.g., 0.22.1)'
+        required: false
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: docker.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: zepai/graphiti
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-24.04-small
+    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+    environment:
+      name: release
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.ref }}
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.11
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+        with:
+          version: "latest"
+
+      - name: Extract version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" ]; then
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+            echo "Using manual input version: $VERSION"
+          else
+            # When triggered by workflow_run, get the tag that triggered the PyPI release
+            # The PyPI workflow is triggered by tags matching v*.*.*
+            VERSION=$(git tag --points-at HEAD | grep '^v[0-9]' | head -1 | sed 's/^v//')
+
+            if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+              # Fallback: check pyproject.toml version
+              VERSION=$(uv run python -c "import tomllib; print(tomllib.load(open('pyproject.toml', 'rb'))['project']['version'])")
+              echo "Version from pyproject.toml: $VERSION"
+            else
+              echo "Version from git tag: $VERSION"
+            fi
+
+            if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+              echo "Could not determine version"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          # Validate it's a stable release - catch all Python pre-release patterns
+          # Matches: pre, rc, alpha, beta, a1, b2, dev0, etc.
+          if [[ $VERSION =~ (pre|rc|alpha|beta|a[0-9]+|b[0-9]+|\.dev[0-9]*) ]]; then
+            echo "Skipping pre-release version: $VERSION"
+            echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "skip=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Wait for PyPI availability
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          echo "Checking PyPI for graphiti-core version $VERSION..."
+
+          MAX_ATTEMPTS=10
+          SLEEP_TIME=30
+
+          for i in $(seq 1 $MAX_ATTEMPTS); do
+            HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "https://pypi.org/pypi/graphiti-core/$VERSION/json")
+
+            if [ "$HTTP_CODE" == "200" ]; then
+              echo "✓ graphiti-core $VERSION is available on PyPI"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+
+            echo "Attempt $i/$MAX_ATTEMPTS: graphiti-core $VERSION not yet available (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)"
+
+            if [ $i -lt $MAX_ATTEMPTS ]; then
+              echo "Waiting ${SLEEP_TIME}s before retry..."
+              sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+            fi
+          done
+
+          echo "ERROR: graphiti-core $VERSION not available on PyPI after $MAX_ATTEMPTS attempts"
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Set up Depot CLI
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        uses: depot/setup-action@v1
+
+      - name: Extract metadata
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+          labels: |
+            org.opencontainers.image.title=Graphiti FastAPI Server
+            org.opencontainers.image.description=FastAPI server for Graphiti temporal knowledge graphs
+            org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+            io.graphiti.core.version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        uses: depot/build-push-action@v1
+        with:
+          project: v9jv1mlpwc
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: |
+            GRAPHITI_VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+            BUILD_DATE=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.created'] }}
+            VCS_REF=${{ github.sha }}
+
+      - name: Summary
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "## 🚀 Server Container Released" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Version**: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Image**: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Tags**: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}, latest" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Platforms**: linux/amd64, linux/arm64" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### Pull the image:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '```bash' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "docker pull ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6e11a253..b07e53a0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,40 +1,22 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.9
-FROM python:3.12-slim as builder
-
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Install system dependencies for building
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    gcc \
-    curl \
-    ca-certificates \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Install uv using the installer script
-ADD https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh /uv-installer.sh
-RUN sh /uv-installer.sh && rm /uv-installer.sh
-ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:$PATH"
-
-# Configure uv for optimal Docker usage
-ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 \
-    UV_LINK_MODE=copy \
-    UV_PYTHON_DOWNLOADS=never
-
-# Copy and build main graphiti-core project
-COPY ./pyproject.toml ./README.md ./
-COPY ./graphiti_core ./graphiti_core
-
-# Build graphiti-core wheel
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv build
-
-# Install the built wheel to make it available for server
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    pip install dist/*.whl
-
-# Runtime stage - build the server here
 FROM python:3.12-slim
 
+# Inherit build arguments for labels
+ARG GRAPHITI_VERSION
+ARG BUILD_DATE
+ARG VCS_REF
+
+# OCI image annotations
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Graphiti FastAPI Server"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="FastAPI server for Graphiti temporal knowledge graphs"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="${GRAPHITI_VERSION}"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created="${BUILD_DATE}"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.revision="${VCS_REF}"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.vendor="Zep AI"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/getzep/graphiti"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://github.com/getzep/graphiti/tree/main/server"
+LABEL io.graphiti.core.version="${GRAPHITI_VERSION}"
+
 # Install uv using the installer script
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     curl \
@@ -53,28 +35,29 @@ ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 \
 # Create non-root user
 RUN groupadd -r app && useradd -r -d /app -g app app
 
-# Copy graphiti-core wheel from builder
-COPY --from=builder /app/dist/*.whl /tmp/
-
-# Install graphiti-core wheel first
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv pip install --system /tmp/*.whl
-
-# Set up the server application
+# Set up the server application first
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY ./server/pyproject.toml ./server/README.md ./server/uv.lock ./
 COPY ./server/graph_service ./graph_service
 
-# Install server dependencies and application
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    uv sync --frozen --no-dev
-
-# Install falkordb if requested
+# Install server dependencies (without graphiti-core from lockfile)
+# Then install graphiti-core from PyPI at the desired version
+# This prevents the stale lockfile from pinning an old graphiti-core version
 ARG INSTALL_FALKORDB=false
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
-    if [ "$INSTALL_FALKORDB" = "true" ]; then \
-        WHEEL=$(ls /tmp/*.whl | head -n 1); \
-        uv pip install "$WHEEL[falkordb]"; \
+    uv sync --frozen --no-dev && \
+    if [ -n "$GRAPHITI_VERSION" ]; then \
+        if [ "$INSTALL_FALKORDB" = "true" ]; then \
+            uv pip install --system --upgrade "graphiti-core[falkordb]==$GRAPHITI_VERSION"; \
+        else \
+            uv pip install --system --upgrade "graphiti-core==$GRAPHITI_VERSION"; \
+        fi; \
+    else \
+        if [ "$INSTALL_FALKORDB" = "true" ]; then \
+            uv pip install --system --upgrade "graphiti-core[falkordb]"; \
+        else \
+            uv pip install --system --upgrade graphiti-core; \
+        fi; \
     fi
 
 # Change ownership to app user
diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
index 034c4493..626d2929 100644
--- a/server/README.md
+++ b/server/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@
 
 Graph service is a fast api server implementing the [graphiti](https://github.com/getzep/graphiti) package.
 
+## Container Releases
+
+The FastAPI server container is automatically built and published to Docker Hub when a new `graphiti-core` version is released to PyPI.
+
+**Image:** `zepai/graphiti`
+
+**Available tags:**
+- `latest` - Latest stable release
+- `0.22.1` - Specific version (matches graphiti-core version)
+
+**Platforms:** linux/amd64, linux/arm64
+
+The automated release workflow:
+1. Triggers when `graphiti-core` PyPI release completes
+2. Waits for PyPI package availability
+3. Builds multi-platform Docker image
+4. Tags with version number and `latest`
+5. Pushes to Docker Hub
+
+Only stable releases are built automatically (pre-release versions are skipped).
 
 ## Running Instructions