diff --git a/.github/workflows/google.yml b/.github/workflows/google.yml
index 59acd3d..bddc25f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/google.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/google.yml
@@ -48,3 +48,44 @@ jobs:
         workload_identity_provider: 'projects/123456789/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/my-pool/providers/my-provider'
         service_account: 'my-service-account@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com'
 
+    # Alternative option - authentication via credentials json
+    # - id: 'auth'
+    #   uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v0'
+    #   with:
+    #     credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCP_CREDENTIALS }}'
+
+    - name: Docker configuration
+      run: |-
+        echo ${{steps.auth.outputs.access_token}} | docker login -u oauth2accesstoken --password-stdin https://$GAR_LOCATION-docker.pkg.dev
+    # Get the GKE credentials so we can deploy to the cluster
+    - name: Set up GKE credentials
+      uses: google-github-actions/get-gke-credentials@v0
+      with:
+        cluster_name: ${{ env.GKE_CLUSTER }}
+        location: ${{ env.GKE_ZONE }}
+
+    # Build the Docker image
+    - name: Build
+      run: |-
+        docker build \
+          --tag "$GAR_LOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/$REPOSITORY/$IMAGE:$GITHUB_SHA" \
+          --build-arg GITHUB_SHA="$GITHUB_SHA" \
+          --build-arg GITHUB_REF="$GITHUB_REF" \
+          .
+    # Push the Docker image to Google Artifact Registry
+    - name: Publish
+      run: |-
+        docker push "$GAR_LOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/$REPOSITORY/$IMAGE:$GITHUB_SHA"
+    # Set up kustomize
+    - name: Set up Kustomize
+      run: |-
+        curl -sfLo kustomize https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/releases/download/v3.1.0/kustomize_3.1.0_linux_amd64
+        chmod u+x ./kustomize
+    # Deploy the Docker image to the GKE cluster
+    - name: Deploy
+      run: |-
+        # replacing the image name in the k8s template
+        ./kustomize edit set image LOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/PROJECT_ID/REPOSITORY/IMAGE:TAG=$GAR_LOCATION-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/$REPOSITORY/$IMAGE:$GITHUB_SHA
+        ./kustomize build . | kubectl apply -f -
+        kubectl rollout status deployment/$DEPLOYMENT_NAME
+        kubectl get services -o wide