diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7d3485b..1ec01d3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,15 +83,26 @@
   allow_failure: true
   when: manual
 
-# Deploy stage (placeholder for actual deployment)
+# Deploy stage - push Docker image to Docker Hub
 deploy:
   stage: deploy
-  image: alpine:latest
+  image: docker:latest
+  services:
+    - docker:dind
   before_script:
-    - apk add --no-cache curl
+    - echo "$DOCKERHUB_TOKEN" | docker login -u "$DOCKERHUB_USERNAME" --password-stdin
   script:
-    - curl --version
-  only:
-    - tags
-  when: manual
+    - |
+      # Load the built image from artifact
+      docker load -i "kalamar-plugin-export-$CI_COMMIT_TAG.tar.xz"
+      # Push the version-tagged image
+      docker push "$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+      # Tag and push the latest tag
+      docker tag "$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:$CI_COMMIT_TAG" "$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:latest"
+      docker push "$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:latest"
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v/'
+      when: manual
   allow_failure: false
+  dependencies:
+    - build-docker