diff --git a/.github/workflows/make-build-image.yml b/.github/workflows/make-build-image.yml
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+---
+name: Make a build image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["ow-build-image*"]
+
+jobs:
+  calc_ver:
+    # calculate versions from git tags
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      project_ver: ${{steps.vers.outputs.project_ver}}
+      build_ver: ${{steps.vers.outputs.build_ver}}
+      full_ver: ${{steps.vers.outputs.full_ver}}
+      release_flag: ${{steps.vers.outputs.release_flag}}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Calculate versions
+        id: vers
+        shell: bash
+        run: ${{github.workspace}}/build-scripts/for-github/calc-version-from-git.bash
+
+  build-image:
+    needs: [calc_ver]
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - run_on: ubuntu-latest
+            for: linux
+            prepare: debian-based
+            base_image: ubuntu:18.04
+            image_name: foundationdb-build
+
+    env:
+      IMAGE_NAME: ${{ matrix.image_name }}:${{ needs.calc_ver.outputs.full_ver }}
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.run_on }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Build an image
+        run: |
+          podman build \
+            -v ${{github.workspace}}:/mnt/project:ro,Z \
+            -f ${{github.workspace}}/build-scripts/for-${{ matrix.for }}/build-${{ matrix.prepare }}.Dockerfile \
+            --build-arg IMAGE=${{ matrix.base_image }} \
+            --build-arg PROJECT_NAME=foundationdb \
+            --build-arg FOR_OS=${{ matrix.for }} \
+            -t $IMAGE_NAME
+
+      - name: Log in to registry
+        # This is where you will update the personal access token to GITHUB_TOKEN
+        run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | podman login ghcr.io -u $ --password-stdin
+
+      - name: Push image
+        run: podman push $IMAGE_NAME ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/$IMAGE_NAME
diff --git a/build-scripts/for-github/calc-version-from-git.bash b/build-scripts/for-github/calc-version-from-git.bash
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+++ b/build-scripts/for-github/calc-version-from-git.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Calculate version numbers from git tags and set them to github output
+# Assume that current directory is a github repository
+
+# Do not set github variables when running outside github
+[[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]] && GITHUB_OUTPUT=/dev/null
+
+git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags --force
+GIT_VERSION=`git describe --tags`
+PROJECT_VERSION=`echo $GIT_VERSION | cut -d- -f1`
+BUILD_VERSION=`echo $GIT_VERSION | cut -d- -f2-3 --output-delimiter=.`
+GIT_CHANGE_NUM=`echo $GIT_VERSION | cut -d- -f3`
+if [[ -n "$GIT_CHANGE_NUM" ]] || [[ "$BUILD_VERSION" < "1" ]]; then
+  RELEASE_FLAG=OFF
+else
+  RELEASE_FLAG=ON
+fi
+
+# Display versions and set Github environment
+echo "project_ver=$PROJECT_VERSION" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+echo "build_ver=$BUILD_VERSION" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+echo "full_ver=$PROJECT_VERSION-$BUILD_VERSION" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+echo "release_flag=$RELEASE_FLAG" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/build-scripts/for-linux/build-debian-based.Dockerfile b/build-scripts/for-linux/build-debian-based.Dockerfile
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+# Any debian-based image is suitable
+ARG IMAGE=ubuntu:18.04
+FROM ${IMAGE}
+
+ARG PROJECT_NAME
+ARG FOR_OS=linux
+
+# The prroject directory must be mounted to /mnt/project
+
+# Set up the runner user
+RUN \
+  apt update \
+  && apt install -y sudo apt-utils \
+  && useradd -mN runner \
+  && echo "runner ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/90-runner
+
+USER runner
+WORKDIR /home/runner
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN /mnt/project/build-scripts/for-${FOR_OS}/prepare-debian-based.bash
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="An image for building ${PROJECT_NAME} for ${FOR_OS} from sources"