diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e3f15b365..0060d142b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: build deps image
+      - name: build runtime deps image
         working-directory: image
         run: |
-          ruby auto_build.rb base_deps_${{ matrix.arch }}
+          ruby auto_build.rb base_runtime_deps_${{ matrix.arch }}
+
+      - name: build the build deps image
+        working-directory: image
+        run: |
+          ruby auto_build.rb base_build_deps_${{ matrix.arch }}
 
       - name: build slim image for `main` branch
         working-directory: image
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: tag release images
         run: |
+          docker tag discourse/base:build_runtime_deps_${{ matrix.arch }} discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-runtime-deps-${{ matrix.arch }}
           docker tag discourse/base:build_web_only_main_${{ matrix.arch }} discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-web-only-main-${{ matrix.arch }}
           docker tag discourse/base:build_web_only_stable_${{ matrix.arch }} discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-web-only-stable-${{ matrix.arch }}
           docker tag discourse/base:build_release_main_${{ matrix.arch }} discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-main-${{ matrix.arch }}
@@ -115,21 +121,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           docker history discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-main-${{ matrix.arch }}
 
-      - name: Print compressed summary
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        run: |
-          # Push to local repo to compare sizes
-          docker tag discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-slim-${{ matrix.arch }} localhost:5000/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-slim-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          docker tag discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-main-${{ matrix.arch }} localhost:5000/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-main-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          docker push --quiet localhost:5000/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-slim-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          docker push --quiet localhost:5000/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-main-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          # multi-arch manifest is an array of schemas - [0] is amd64, [1] is arch64: Compare amd64.
-          CURRENT_SLIM=$(docker manifest inspect -v discourse/base:slim | jq -r '.[0].SchemaV2Manifest.layers[] | .size / 1024 / 1024 | .*100 | round/100' | awk '{print $0; sum+= $0}; END {print sum}' | tail -n 1)
-          CURRENT_RELEASE=$(docker manifest inspect -v discourse/base:release | jq -r '.[0].SchemaV2Manifest.layers[] | .size / 1024 / 1024 | .*100 | round/100' | awk '{print $0; sum+= $0}; END {print sum}' | tail -n 1)
-          NEW_SLIM=$(docker manifest inspect -v --insecure localhost:5000/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-slim-${{ matrix.arch }} |  jq -r '.SchemaV2Manifest.layers[] | .size / 1024 / 1024 | .*100 | round/100' | awk '{print $0; sum+= $0}; END {print sum}' | tail -n 1)
-          NEW_RELEASE=$(docker manifest inspect -v --insecure localhost:5000/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-main-${{ matrix.arch }} | jq -r '.SchemaV2Manifest.layers[] | .size / 1024 / 1024 | .*100 | round/100' | awk '{print $0; sum+= $0}; END {print sum}' | tail -n 1)
-          echo "current slim: ${CURRENT_SLIM}MB release: ${CURRENT_RELEASE}MB. new slim: ${NEW_SLIM}MB release: ${NEW_RELEASE}MB"
-
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -140,6 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: push to dockerhub
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         run: |
+          docker push discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-runtime-deps-${{ matrix.arch }}
           docker push discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-slim-${{ matrix.arch }}
           docker push discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-web-only-main-${{ matrix.arch }}
           docker push discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-web-only-stable-${{ matrix.arch }}
@@ -198,6 +190,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: create and push multi-arch manifests
         run: |
+          # Runtime deps timestamped
+          docker buildx imagetools create -t discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-runtime-deps \
+            discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-runtime-deps-amd64 \
+            discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-runtime-deps-arm64
+
+          #Runtime deps release
+          docker buildx imagetools create -t discourse/base:runtime-deps \
+            discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-runtime-deps-amd64 \
+            discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-runtime-deps-arm64
+
           # Slim timestamped
           docker buildx imagetools create -t discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-slim \
             discourse/base:2.0.${{ env.TIMESTAMP }}-slim-amd64 \
diff --git a/image/auto_build.rb b/image/auto_build.rb
index ff571c747..fe5cfd5eb 100644
--- a/image/auto_build.rb
+++ b/image/auto_build.rb
@@ -2,15 +2,27 @@
 require 'optparse'
 
 images = {
-  base_deps_amd64: {
+  base_runtime_deps_amd64: {
+    name: 'base',
+    tag: 'discourse/base:build_runtime_deps_amd64',
+    extra_args: '--target discourse-runtime-base'
+  },
+  base_runtime_deps_arm64: {
+    name: 'base',
+    tag: 'discourse/base:build_runtime_deps_arm64',
+    extra_args: '--platform linux/arm64 --target discourse-runtime-base'
+  },
+  base_build_deps_amd64: {
     name: 'base',
     tag: 'discourse/base:build_deps_amd64',
-    extra_args: '--target discourse-build-base'
+    extra_args: '--target discourse-build-base',
+    use_cache: true
   },
-  base_deps_arm64: {
+  base_build_deps_arm64: {
     name: 'base',
     tag: 'discourse/base:build_deps_arm64',
-    extra_args: '--platform linux/arm64 --target discourse-build-base'
+    extra_args: '--platform linux/arm64 --target discourse-build-base',
+    use_cache: true
   },
   base_slim_main_amd64: {
     name: 'base',
@@ -20,7 +32,7 @@
   },
   base_slim_stable_amd64: {
     name: 'base',
-    tag: 'discourse/base:build_slim_main_amd64',
+    tag: 'discourse/base:build_slim_stable_amd64',
     extra_args: '--target discourse-slim --build-arg="DISCOURSE_BRANCH=stable"',
     use_cache: true
   },