diff --git a/ci/steps/push-docker-manifest.sh b/ci/steps/push-docker-manifest.sh
index 08d0fdacf..62ac03171 100755
--- a/ci/steps/push-docker-manifest.sh
+++ b/ci/steps/push-docker-manifest.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# Import and push the Docker image for the provided arch.
+push() {
+  local arch=$1
+  local tag="codercom/code-server-$arch:$VERSION"
+
+  docker import "./release-images/code-server-$arch-$VERSION.tar" "$tag"
+
+  # We have to ensure the images exists on the remote registry in order to build
+  # the manifest. We don't put the arch in the tag to avoid polluting the main
+  # repository. These other repositories are private so they don't pollute our
+  # organization namespace.
+  docker push "$tag"
+
+  export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled
+
+  docker manifest create "codercom/code-server:$VERSION" \
+    "codercom/code-server-$arch:$VERSION" \
+    "codercom/code-server-$arch:$VERSION"
+  docker manifest push --purge "codercom/code-server:$VERSION"
+}
+
 main() {
   cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
   source ./ci/lib.sh
@@ -10,28 +31,8 @@ main() {
     echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
   fi
 
-  for img in ./release-images/*; do
-    docker load -i "$img"
-  done
-
-  # We have to ensure the amd64 and arm64 images exist on the remote registry
-  # in order to build the manifest.
-  # We don't put the arch in the tag to avoid polluting the main repository.
-  # These other repositories are private so they don't pollute our organization namespace.
-  docker push "codercom/code-server-amd64:$VERSION"
-  docker push "codercom/code-server-arm64:$VERSION"
-
-  export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled
-
-  docker manifest create "codercom/code-server:$VERSION" \
-    "codercom/code-server-amd64:$VERSION" \
-    "codercom/code-server-arm64:$VERSION"
-  docker manifest push --purge "codercom/code-server:$VERSION"
-
-  docker manifest create "codercom/code-server:latest" \
-    "codercom/code-server-amd64:$VERSION" \
-    "codercom/code-server-arm64:$VERSION"
-  docker manifest push --purge "codercom/code-server:latest"
+  push "amd64"
+  push "arm64"
 }
 
 main "$@"