diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
index f470915..6d18df5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ on:
     branches: [develop, main]
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      GDAL_VER:
+        description: "GDAL version to use for Docker build"
+        required: false
+        default: "3.12.1"
 jobs:
   # ------------------------------------------------------------
   # Resolve release tag from ref
@@ -77,7 +82,15 @@ jobs:
           }
           EOF
           fi
-
+      - name: Resolve GDAL version
+        id: gdal
+        run: |
+          if [[ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.GDAL_VER }}" ]]; then
+            GDAL_VER="${{ github.event.inputs.GDAL_VER }}"
+          else
+            GDAL_VER="3.12.1"
+          fi
+          echo "GDAL_VER=${GDAL_VER}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Build image with Kaniko (to tar)
         uses: docker://gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
         env:
@@ -86,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           args: >
             --context .
             --dockerfile Dockerfile
+            --build-arg GDAL_VER=${{ env.GDAL_VER }}
             --no-push
             --tar-path image.tar
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a6ce1bd..c3f0963 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     tree \
     podman \
     skopeo \
-    && apt-get remove -y yq \
- && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    && apt-get remove -y yq && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create user
@@ -113,6 +113,34 @@ RUN curl -fsSL \
     dpkg -i /tmp/trivy.deb && \
     rm /tmp/trivy.deb
 
+#gdal
+ARG GDAL_VER=3.12.1
+# fetch, build, install
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -qy \
+    cmake ninja-build libproj-dev proj-data proj-bin; \
+    set -e; \
+    cd /tmp; \
+    curl -fsSL -o gdal-${GDAL_VER}.tar.xz https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/${GDAL_VER}/gdal-${GDAL_VER}.tar.xz \
+      || curl -fsSL -o gdal-${GDAL_VER}.tar.gz https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/${GDAL_VER}/gdal-${GDAL_VER}.tar.gz; \
+    if [ -f gdal-${GDAL_VER}.tar.xz ]; then \
+        tar -xJf gdal-${GDAL_VER}.tar.xz; \
+    else \
+        tar -xzf gdal-${GDAL_VER}.tar.gz; \
+    fi; \
+    cd gdal-${GDAL_VER}; \
+    mkdir build && cd build; \
+    cmake -G Ninja ../ \
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local; \
+    cmake --build . -- -j"$(nproc)"; \
+    cmake --install .; \
+    ldconfig; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/gdal-${GDAL_VER}*; \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+    gdal-config --version
+
+#####
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Entrypoint
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -120,6 +148,12 @@ COPY entrypoint.sh /opt/entrypoint.sh
 RUN chmod +x /opt/entrypoint.sh
 
 USER ${USER}
+
+ENV GDAL_CONFIG=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config
+ENV GDAL_DATA=/usr/local/share/gdal
+ENV GDAL_DRIVER_PATH=/usr/local/lib/gdalplugins
+ENV GDAL_OVERWRITE=YES
+
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
 EXPOSE 8888
diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index 26f025f..25e4f74 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 image_name: pde-code-server
 image_prefix: eoepca
-image_version: 1.2.0
+image_version: 1.3.0
 image_registry: ghcr.io
\ No newline at end of file