diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23072c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM golang:1.17
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+COPY cmd/. ./cmd
+COPY pkg/. ./pkg
+RUN ls -al 
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o /allstar ./cmd/allstar 
+
+CMD ["/allstar"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2ad4d887..e0addb15 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ossf/allstar
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1