diff --git a/anago b/anago
index fe4b0a3871d..a2c4682d562 100755
--- a/anago
+++ b/anago
@@ -348,6 +348,27 @@ check_prerequisites () {
 
   security_layer::auth_check 2 || return 1
 
+  logecho -n "Checking Docker version: "
+  docker_version=$(docker version --format '{{.Client.Version}}' | cut -d"-" -f1)
+  if [[ ${docker_version} != 18.06.0 && ${docker_version} < 18.06.0 ]]; then
+    logecho "Minimum docker version 18.06.0 is required for " \
+            "creating and pushing manifest images[found: ${docker_version}]"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  logecho -r "$OK"
+
+  # TODO: Remove this section once docker manifest command promoted
+  # from Experimental
+  logecho -n "Checking Docker CLI Experimental status: "
+  cli_experimental=$(docker version --format '{{.Client.Experimental}}' | cut -d"-" -f1)
+  if [[ "${cli_experimental}" == "false" ]]; then
+    logecho "Docker Client Experimental flag is false, should be enabled to " \
+            "push the manifest images"
+    logecho "More info: https://docs.docker.com/edge/engine/reference/commandline/manifest_create/"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  logecho -r "$OK"
+
   if ! ((FLAGS_gcb)); then
     ensure_gcp_users || return 1
   fi
diff --git a/build/Dockerfile.k8s-cloud-builder b/build/Dockerfile.k8s-cloud-builder
index 2b7f68bf20a..34c38c690ea 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile.k8s-cloud-builder
+++ b/build/Dockerfile.k8s-cloud-builder
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # To rebuild and publish this container run:
 #   gcloud builds submit --config update_build_container.yaml .
 
-FROM ubuntu
+FROM ubuntu:16.04
 
 # Install packages
 RUN apt-get -q update && apt-get install -qqy apt-transport-https \
@@ -47,7 +47,5 @@ RUN \
       stable edge" && \
    apt-get -y update
 
-# As of 2018-04-10, leaving this pinned to 17.09 due to image pull issues
-# with 17.12
-ARG DOCKER_VERSION=17.09.0~ce-0~ubuntu
+ARG DOCKER_VERSION=18.06.0~ce~3-0~ubuntu
 RUN apt-get install -y docker-ce=${DOCKER_VERSION} unzip
diff --git a/lib/releaselib.sh b/lib/releaselib.sh
index ab144c65aad..f53ea165640 100644
--- a/lib/releaselib.sh
+++ b/lib/releaselib.sh
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ release::docker::release () {
   local -a new_tags
   local new_tag
   local binary
+  local -A manifest_images
 
   if [[ "$registry" == "$GCRIO_PATH_PROD" ]]; then
     # Switch to the push alias if using the $GCRIO_PATH_PROD alias
@@ -924,28 +925,33 @@ release::docker::release () {
       fi
       binary=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
 
-      # If amd64, tag both the legacy tag and -amd64 tag
-      if [[ "$arch" == "amd64" ]]; then
-        # binary may or may not already contain -amd64, so strip it first
-        new_tags=(\
-          "$push_registry/${binary/-amd64/}:$version"
-          "$push_registry/${binary/-amd64/}-amd64:$version"
-        )
-      else
-        new_tags=("$push_registry/$binary:$version")
-      fi
+      new_tag="$push_registry/${binary/-$arch/}"
+      new_tag_with_arch=("$new_tag-$arch:$version")
+      manifest_images["${new_tag}"]+=" $arch"
 
       logrun docker load -qi $tarfile
-      for new_tag in ${new_tags[@]}; do
-        logrun docker tag $orig_tag $new_tag
-        logecho -n "Pushing $new_tag: "
-        # TODO: Use docker direct when fixed later
-        #logrun -r 5 -s docker push "$new_tag" || return 1
-        logrun -r 5 -s $GCLOUD docker -- push "$new_tag" || return 1
-      done
-      logrun docker rmi $orig_tag ${new_tags[@]} || true
+      logrun docker tag $orig_tag ${new_tag_with_arch}
+      logecho -n "Pushing ${new_tag_with_arch}: "
+      # TODO: Use docker direct when fixed later
+      #logrun -r 5 -s docker push "${new_tag_with_arch}" || return 1
+      logrun -r 5 -s $GCLOUD docker -- push "${new_tag_with_arch}" || return 1
+      logrun docker rmi $orig_tag ${new_tag_with_arch} || true
+
+    done
+  done
 
+  for image in "${!manifest_images[@]}"; do
+    local archs=$(echo "${manifest_images[$image]}" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//')
+    local manifest=$(echo $archs | sed -e "s~[^ ]*~$image\-&:$version~g")
+    # This command will push a manifest list: "${registry}/${image}-ARCH:${version}" that points to each architecture depending on which platform you're pulling from
+    logecho "Creating manifest image ${image}:${version}..."
+    logrun -r 5 -s docker manifest create --amend ${image}:${version} ${manifest} || return 1
+    for arch in ${archs}; do
+      logecho "Annotating ${image}-${arch}:${version} with --arch ${arch}..."
+      logrun -r 5 -s docker manifest annotate --arch ${arch} ${image}:${version} ${image}-${arch}:${version} || return 1
     done
+    logecho "Pushing manifest image ${image}:${version}..."
+    logrun -r 5 -s docker manifest push ${image}:${version} || return 1
   done
 
   # Always reset back to $GCP_USER