diff --git a/cuddle.yaml b/cuddle.yaml
index b51aa6f..e2f08b3 100644
--- a/cuddle.yaml
+++ b/cuddle.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ scripts:
     type: shell
   run_release:
     type: shell
+  deploy_release:
+    type: shell
diff --git a/scripts/deploy_release.sh b/scripts/deploy_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bfe7739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo "deploying docker image"
+
+tag="$REGISTRY/$SERVICE:${COMMIT_SHA:0:10}"
+
+echo "pulling deployments repo"
+
+[ ! -d _deployments ] && echo "deployments could not be cloned aborting" && exit 1
+
+git clone "$DEPLOYMENTS" _deployments
+
+mkdir -p "_deployments/$SERVICE"
+
+cp "$TMP/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml" "_deployments/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml"
+
+cd _deployments
+
+git add . && git commit -m "Added release $SERVICE: ${COMMIT_SHA:0:10}" && git pull && git push
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml b/templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b02167c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+version: '3.7'
+
+services:
+  {{.service}}:
+    image: {{.image}}
+    ports:
+      - {{.ports}}
+    env_file: ".env"
+    restart: always
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+  db:
+    image: postgres:13.5
+    restart: always
+    env_file: ".env"
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data