diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ce4f77b294..6e8b968d92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           cache: maven
 
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
       # only set version here
       - name: Install
         run: |
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and push (Docker Hub)
         if: ${{ !inputs.skipPublish }}
         run: |
-          ./mvnw -B -ntp clean package -DskipTests -Dquarkus.container-image.build=true -Dquarkus.container-image.push=true -Dquarkus.container-image.tag=${{needs.resolve-tag.outputs.release-tag}} ${{ matrix.profile }}
+          ./mvnw -B -ntp clean package -DskipTests -Dquarkus.container-image.build=true -Dquarkus.docker.buildx.platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -Dquarkus.container-image.push=true -Dquarkus.container-image.tag=${{needs.resolve-tag.outputs.release-tag}} ${{ matrix.profile }}
 
       #
       # build and push Astra image to Amazon ECR
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           QUARKUS_SMALLRYE_OPENAPI_INFO_LICENSE_NAME: ''
           QUARKUS_SMALLRYE_OPENAPI_INFO_LICENSE_URL: ''
         run: |
-          ./mvnw -B -ntp clean package -DskipTests -Dquarkus.container-image.build=true -Dquarkus.container-image.push=true -Dquarkus.container-image.registry=${{ secrets.ECR_REPOSITORY }} -Dquarkus.container-image.tag=${{needs.resolve-tag.outputs.release-tag}} ${{ matrix.profile }}
+          ./mvnw -B -ntp clean package -DskipTests -Dquarkus.container-image.build=true -Dquarkus.docker.buildx.platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -Dquarkus.container-image.push=true -Dquarkus.container-image.registry=${{ secrets.ECR_REPOSITORY }} -Dquarkus.container-image.tag=${{needs.resolve-tag.outputs.release-tag}} ${{ matrix.profile }}
 
   # signs all docker images with cosign
   # skip whole job if we did not push images