diff --git a/containers/release/Makefile b/containers/release/Makefile
index 5bb4a31e34384d48b86e5be4ca4b3c1e8a3a3c1e..307466d05a0bd4fd2222854816cb217cf35095d2 100644
--- a/containers/release/Makefile
+++ b/containers/release/Makefile
@@ -81,11 +81,16 @@ release: build-nc publish ## Make a release by building and publishing the `{ver
 	@echo "Cleaning up"
 	#docker rmi $(APP_NAME):latest
 
+staging: build-nc publish-staging ## Develop build, do not publish latest
+	@echo "Cleaning up"
+	#docker rmi $(APP_NAME):latest
+
 develop: build-nc publish-dev ## Develop build, do not publish latest
 	@echo "Cleaning up"
 	#docker rmi $(APP_NAME):latest
 
 release-cached: build publish ## Make a release by building and publishing the `{version}` ans `latest` tagged containers to ECR
+staging-cached: build login publish-staging ## staging release
 develop-cached: build login publish-dev ## develop release
 
 publish: login publish-latest publish-version #publish-version ## Publish the `{version}` ans `latest` tagged containers to ECR
@@ -98,6 +103,11 @@ publish-latest: ## Publish the `latest` taged container to ECR
 	docker push $(REG_NAME)/$(GL_REG_GROUP)/$(APP_NAME):latest
 	#docker rmi  $(REG_NAME)/$(GL_REG_GROUP)/$(APP_NAME):latest
 
+publish-staging: ## Publish the `unstable` taged container to ECR
+	@echo 'publish unstable to $(REG_NAME)/$(GL_REG_GROUP)/$(APP_NAME)'
+	docker tag $(APP_NAME):latest $(REG_NAME)/$(GL_REG_GROUP)/$(APP_NAME):testing
+	docker push $(REG_NAME)/$(GL_REG_GROUP)/$(APP_NAME):testing
+
 publish-dev: ## Publish the `unstable` taged container to ECR
 	@echo 'publish unstable to $(REG_NAME)/$(GL_REG_GROUP)/$(APP_NAME)'
 	docker tag $(APP_NAME):latest $(REG_NAME)/$(GL_REG_GROUP)/$(APP_NAME):unstable