diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 0d047e92f..ad1e1d11d 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ lazy val streamCommon = project
 
 lazy val streamKinesis = project
   .in(file("modules/stream/kinesis"))
-  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDockerPlugin)
   .settings(streamKinesisBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= streamKinesisDependencies)
   .settings(excludeDependencies ++= exclusions)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ lazy val streamKinesis = project
 
 lazy val streamKinesisDistroless = project
   .in(file("modules/distroless/stream/kinesis"))
-  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin, LauncherJarPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDistrolessDockerPlugin)
   .settings(sourceDirectory := (streamKinesis / sourceDirectory).value)
   .settings(streamKinesisDistrolessBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= streamKinesisDependencies)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ lazy val streamKinesisDistroless = project
 
 lazy val streamKafka = project
   .in(file("modules/stream/kafka"))
-  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDockerPlugin)
   .settings(streamKafkaBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= streamKafkaDependencies)
   .settings(excludeDependencies ++= exclusions)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ lazy val streamKafka = project
 
 lazy val streamKafkaDistroless = project
   .in(file("modules/distroless/stream/kafka"))
-  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin, LauncherJarPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDistrolessDockerPlugin)
   .settings(sourceDirectory := (streamKafka / sourceDirectory).value)
   .settings(streamKafkaDistrolessBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= streamKafkaDependencies)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ lazy val streamKafkaDistroless = project
 
 lazy val streamNsq = project
   .in(file("modules/stream/nsq"))
-  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDockerPlugin)
   .settings(streamNsqBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= streamNsqDependencies)
   .settings(excludeDependencies ++= exclusions)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ lazy val streamNsq = project
 
 lazy val streamNsqDistroless = project
   .in(file("modules/distroless/stream/nsq"))
-  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin, LauncherJarPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDistrolessDockerPlugin)
   .settings(sourceDirectory := (streamNsq / sourceDirectory).value)
   .settings(streamNsqDistrolessBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= streamNsqDependencies)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ lazy val commonFs2 = project
 
 lazy val pubsub = project
   .in(file("modules/pubsub"))
-  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDockerPlugin)
   .settings(pubsubBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= pubsubDependencies)
   .settings(excludeDependencies ++= exclusions)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ lazy val pubsub = project
 
 lazy val pubsubDistroless = project
   .in(file("modules/distroless/pubsub"))
-  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin, LauncherJarPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDistrolessDockerPlugin)
   .settings(sourceDirectory := (pubsub / sourceDirectory).value)
   .settings(pubsubDistrolessBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= pubsubDependencies)
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ lazy val pubsubDistroless = project
 
 lazy val kinesis = project
   .in(file("modules/kinesis"))
-  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDockerPlugin)
   .settings(kinesisBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= kinesisDependencies ++ Seq(
     // integration tests dependencies
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ lazy val kinesis = project
 
 lazy val kinesisDistroless = project
   .in(file("modules/distroless/kinesis"))
-  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin, LauncherJarPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDistrolessDockerPlugin)
   .settings(sourceDirectory := (kinesis / sourceDirectory).value)
   .settings(kinesisDistrolessBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= kinesisDependencies)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ lazy val kinesisDistroless = project
 
 lazy val kafka = project
   .in(file("modules/kafka"))
-  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDockerPlugin)
   .settings(kafkaBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= kafkaDependencies ++ Seq(
     // integration tests dependencies
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ lazy val kafka = project
 
 lazy val kafkaDistroless = project
   .in(file("modules/distroless/kafka"))
-  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin, LauncherJarPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDistrolessDockerPlugin)
   .settings(sourceDirectory := (kafka / sourceDirectory).value)
   .settings(kafkaDistrolessBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= kafkaDependencies)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ lazy val bench = project
 
 lazy val rabbitmq = project
   .in(file("modules/rabbitmq"))
-  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDockerPlugin)
   .settings(rabbitmqBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= rabbitmqDependencies)
   .settings(excludeDependencies ++= exclusions)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ lazy val rabbitmq = project
 
 lazy val rabbitmqDistroless = project
   .in(file("modules/distroless/rabbitmq"))
-  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, DockerPlugin, LauncherJarPlugin)
+  .enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin, JavaAppPackaging, SnowplowDistrolessDockerPlugin)
   .settings(sourceDirectory := (rabbitmq / sourceDirectory).value)
   .settings(rabbitmqDistrolessBuildSettings)
   .settings(libraryDependencies ++= rabbitmqDependencies)
diff --git a/project/BuildSettings.scala b/project/BuildSettings.scala
index 53c54743d..a916b296f 100644
--- a/project/BuildSettings.scala
+++ b/project/BuildSettings.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import sbtbuildinfo.BuildInfoPlugin.autoImport.{BuildInfoKey, buildInfoKeys, bui
 import sbtdynver.DynVerPlugin.autoImport._
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtNativePackager.autoImport._
 import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.archetypes.jar.LauncherJarPlugin.autoImport.packageJavaLauncherJar
-import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.docker.DockerPermissionStrategy
 import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.docker.DockerPlugin.autoImport._
 import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.linux.LinuxPlugin.autoImport._
 import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.universal.UniversalPlugin.autoImport._
@@ -194,28 +193,14 @@ object BuildSettings {
   )
 
   lazy val dockerSettingsFocal = Seq(
-    Universal / javaOptions ++= Seq("-Dnashorn.args=--language=es6"),
-    Docker / maintainer := "Snowplow Analytics Ltd. <support@snowplowanalytics.com>",
-    dockerBaseImage := "eclipse-temurin:11-jre-focal",
-    dockerRepository := Some("snowplow"),
-    Docker / daemonUser := "snowplow",
-    Docker / defaultLinuxInstallLocation := "/home/snowplow",
-    dockerUpdateLatest := true
+    Universal / javaOptions ++= Seq("-Dnashorn.args=--language=es6")
   )
 
   lazy val dockerSettingsDistroless = Seq(
-    Universal / javaOptions ++= Seq("-Dnashorn.args=--language=es6"),
-    Docker / maintainer := "Snowplow Analytics Ltd. <support@snowplowanalytics.com>",
-    dockerBaseImage := "gcr.io/distroless/java11-debian11:nonroot",
-    Docker / daemonUser := "nonroot",
-    Docker / daemonGroup := "nonroot",
-    dockerRepository := Some("snowplow"),
-    Docker / daemonUserUid := None,
-    Docker / defaultLinuxInstallLocation := "/home/snowplow",
-    dockerEntrypoint := Seq("java", "-jar",s"/home/snowplow/lib/${(packageJavaLauncherJar / artifactPath).value.getName}"),
-    dockerPermissionStrategy := DockerPermissionStrategy.CopyChown,
-    dockerAlias := dockerAlias.value.copy(tag = dockerAlias.value.tag.map(t => s"$t-distroless")),
-    dockerUpdateLatest := false
+    dockerEntrypoint := {
+      val orig = dockerEntrypoint.value
+      orig.head +: "-Dnashorn.args=--language=es6" +: orig.tail
+    }
   )
 
   // TESTS
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index a7d28e345..dfa819c73 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "0.14.9")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-buildinfo" % "0.9.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager" % "1.9.7")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.4.2")
 addSbtPlugin("io.github.davidgregory084" % "sbt-tpolecat" % "0.1.17")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-coveralls" % "1.3.1")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "1.9.2")
 addSbtPlugin("pl.project13.scala" % "sbt-jmh" % "0.4.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.geirsson" % "sbt-ci-release" % "1.5.7")
+addSbtPlugin("com.snowplowanalytics" % "sbt-snowplow-release" % "0.1.0")