diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/container-publish.yml
index 3980b5e..bad94f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-publish.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ jobs:
             context: leap
             file: leap/Containerfile
 
+
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
diff --git a/debian/Containerfile-12.0 b/debian/Containerfile-12.0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb089b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/Containerfile-12.0
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+FROM debian:12.0
+
+
+# ----- install vital packages -----
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+	kmod \
+	systemd-sysv \
+	dbus \
+	openssh-client \
+	openssh-server \
+	isc-dhcp-client \
+	pciutils \
+	strace \
+	nfs-common \
+	ethtool\
+	ifupdown \
+	linux-image-amd64 \
+	ifmetric \
+	netbase && \
+	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+
+COPY excludes /etc/warewulf/
+COPY container_exit.sh /etc/warewulf/
+
+CMD [ "/bin/echo", "-e", \
+      "This image is intended to be used with the Warewulf cluster management and", \
+      "\nprovisioning system.", \
+      "\n", \
+      "\nFor more information about Warewulf, visit https://warewulf.org" ]