diff --git a/cuddle.yaml b/cuddle.yaml
index 33adb2c..b51aa6f 100644
--- a/cuddle.yaml
+++ b/cuddle.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ vars:
 scripts:
   build_release:
     type: shell
+  run_release:
+    type: shell
diff --git a/scripts/run_release.sh b/scripts/run_release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a0997a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "prebuiliding docker image"
+
+. scripts/build_release.sh
+
+echo "running docker image"
+
+tag="$REGISTRY/$NAME:$COMMIT_SHA"
+
+docker run --rm "$tag" -d
+
+sleep 10s
+
+docker stop "$tag"