diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docker-image.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daa9889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docker-image.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+name: Build and Publish Presidio Analyzer Docker Image 🐳
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Manual trigger only
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}_presidio_analyzer
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-publish:
+    name: Build and Publish Docker Image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract Docker Metadata
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=latest
+
+      - name: Build and Push Docker Image
+        id: push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
+          cache-to: type=inline
+
+      - name: Generate Artifact Attestation
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
+        with:
+          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+          push-to-registry: true
+
+  service-test:
+    name: Test Docker Image
+    needs: build-and-publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: Set up Docker
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+      - name: Install Test Dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip curl
+          pip3 install pytest requests
+
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Pull and Test Docker Image
+        run: |
+          docker pull ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
+          docker run -d --name presidio -p 8080:8080 -e PORT=8080 ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
+          sleep 60
+          docker ps
+          docker logs presidio
+
+          curl http://localhost:8080/health
+          pytest tests/test_service.py -s
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diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a28f8af..0000000
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-stages:
-  - docker-build
-  - service-test
-
-job-docker:
-  stage: docker-build
-  image: docker:23.0 
-  services:
-    - docker:dind
-  variables:
-    DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    JOB_IMAGE_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/presidio-analyzer:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG.$CI_COMMIT_SHA
-    LATEST_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/presidio-analyzer:latest
-  before_script:
-    - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
-  script:
-    - docker build --network host
-      --pull
-      --cache-from $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/presidio-analyzer:latest
-      --cache-from $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/presidio-analyzer:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG.$CI_COMMIT_SHA
-      --build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1
-      --build-arg FURY_AUTH=$FURY_AUTH
-      --build-arg VERSION_STRING="$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/presidio-analyzer:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG:$CI_COMMIT_SHA:$CI_COMMIT_TIMESTAMP"
-      -f Dockerfile
-      -t "$JOB_IMAGE_TAG" .
-    - docker tag "$JOB_IMAGE_TAG" "$LATEST_TAG"  # Tagging the image as latest
-    - docker push "$JOB_IMAGE_TAG"
-    - docker push "$LATEST_TAG"
-  when: manual
-
-job-service:
-  stage: service-test
-  image: docker:23.0 
-  services:
-    - docker:dind
-  variables:
-    JOB_IMAGE_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/presidio-analyzer:latest
-  before_script:
-    - apk add --no-cache python3 py3-pip curl
-    - pip3 install pytest
-    - pip3 install requests
-  script:
-    - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
-    - docker pull "$JOB_IMAGE_TAG"
-    - docker run -d --name presidio -p 8080:8080 -e PORT=8080 "$JOB_IMAGE_TAG"
-    - sleep 60
-    - docker ps
-    - docker logs presidio
-    - curl http://docker:8080/health
-    - export SERVICE_HOSTNAME="docker" && pytest tests/test_service.py -s
-  when: manual
-
-
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8ee0483..5f5700a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential curl
 
 # next line is required to install the CPU version of Torch and not the GPU one, see
 # https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/
-RUN pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
 RUN pip install uv==0.2.2
 ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/usr/local
 RUN uv pip sync requirements.txt --python=/usr/local/bin/python  && uv cache clean
+RUN pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
 
 COPY . .