diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 907d8c3..d1260a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Docker image. Running:
 ./mvnw deploy
 ```
 
-builds all modules and pushes `docker.398ja.xyz/cashu-gateway-rest:${project.version}`.
+builds all modules and pushes `docker.398ja.xyz/cashu-gateway-rest` tagged with both the project version and `latest`, so consumers can pull the most recent build without specifying a version.
 
 ## Configuration
 
diff --git a/cashu-gateway-rest/pom.xml b/cashu-gateway-rest/pom.xml
index 7cf54ef..d264166 100644
--- a/cashu-gateway-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/cashu-gateway-rest/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@
                         <image>eclipse-temurin:21-jre</image>
                     </from>
                     <to>
-                        <image>docker.398ja.xyz/cashu-gateway-rest:${project.version}</image>
+                        <image>docker.398ja.xyz/cashu-gateway-rest:latest</image>
+                        <tags>
+                            <tag>${project.version}</tag>
+                        </tags>
                     </to>
                     <container>
                         <ports>