diff --git a/image-copy-ecr/Dockerfile b/image-copy-ecr/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3410063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image-copy-ecr/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+FROM golang:1.23.4-alpine3.20 AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY main.go .
+COPY go.mod .
+COPY go.sum .
+
+RUN go build -tags lambda.norpc -o app main.go
+
+
+FROM public.ecr.aws/lambda/provided:al2
+
+# Copy function code
+COPY --from=builder /app/app ./app
+
+# Set the CMD to your handler (could also be done as a parameter override outside of the Dockerfile)
+ENTRYPOINT [ "./app" ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/image-copy-ecr/iac/lambda.tf b/image-copy-ecr/iac/lambda.tf
index 22dbe76..d9c9c7a 100644
--- a/image-copy-ecr/iac/lambda.tf
+++ b/image-copy-ecr/iac/lambda.tf
@@ -83,21 +83,42 @@ resource "aws_ecr_repository" "copier-repo" {
   }
 }
 
-resource "ko_build" "image" {
-  repo        = aws_ecr_repository.copier-repo.repository_url
-  importpath  = "github.com/chainguard-dev/platform-examples/image-copy-ecr"
-  working_dir = path.module
-  // Disable SBOM generation due to
-  // https://github.com/ko-build/ko/issues/878
-  sbom = "none"
-}
-
 locals {
+  lambda_image_uri = "${aws_ecr_repository.copier_repo.repository_url}:${random_string.tag.result}"
+  // the sha1 hash value is used to detect changes to the source code so that
+  // the provider knows when to rebuild the lambda image with a new tag
+  source_hash      = sha1(join("", [for f in fileset("${path.module}/..", "*") : filesha1("${path.module}/../${f}")]))
   // Using a local for the lambda breaks a cyclic dependency between
   // chainguard_identity.aws and aws_lambda_function.lambda
   lambda_name = "image-copy"
 }
 
+resource "random_string" "tag" {
+  keepers = {
+    dir_sha1 = local.source_hash
+  }
+  length  = 4
+  special = false
+  upper   = false
+}
+
+resource "docker_registry_image" "cgr_ecr_mirror" {
+  name          = docker_image.image.name
+  keep_remotely = true
+}
+
+resource "docker_image" "image" {
+  name = local.lambda_image_uri
+  build {
+    context  = "${path.module}/.."
+    tag      = ["latest", random_string.tag.result]
+    platform = "linux/amd64"
+  }
+  triggers = {
+    dir_sha1 = local.source_hash
+  }
+}
+
 data "aws_region" "current" {}
 
 resource "aws_lambda_function" "lambda" {
@@ -105,7 +126,8 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "lambda" {
   role          = aws_iam_role.lambda.arn
 
   package_type = "Image"
-  image_uri    = ko_build.image.image_ref
+  image_uri    = local.lambda_image_uri
+  depends_on   = [docker_registry_image.cgr_ecr_mirror]
 
   timeout = 300
 
diff --git a/image-copy-ecr/iac/main.tf b/image-copy-ecr/iac/main.tf
index e102944..8f3896f 100644
--- a/image-copy-ecr/iac/main.tf
+++ b/image-copy-ecr/iac/main.tf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws        = { source = "hashicorp/aws" }
     chainguard = { source = "chainguard-dev/chainguard" }
-    ko         = { source = "ko-build/ko" }
+    docker     = { source = "kreuzwerker/docker" }
+    random     = { source  = "hashicorp/random" }
   }
 }