diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9aedcdc9..75919d0c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# See rocksdb/README.md for instructions to update rocksdb version
+FROM ghcr.io/strangelove-ventures/rocksdb:v7.10.2 AS rocksdb
+
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.20-alpine AS builder
 
 RUN apk add --update --no-cache\
@@ -24,12 +27,6 @@ RUN if [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "arm64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "arm64" ]; then \
         wget -c https://musl.cc/x86_64-linux-musl-cross.tgz -O - | tar -xzvv --strip-components 1 -C /usr; \
     fi
 
-# Install RocksDB
-WORKDIR /
-RUN git clone -b v7.10.2 --single-branch https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
-
-WORKDIR /rocksdb
-
 RUN set -eux;\
     if [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "arm64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "arm64" ]; then \
         echo aarch64 > /etc/apk/arch;\
@@ -44,12 +41,8 @@ RUN set -eux;\
     zstd-static\
     --allow-untrusted
 
-RUN if [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "arm64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "arm64" ]; then \
-        export CC=aarch64-linux-musl-gcc CXX=aarch64-linux-musl-g++;\
-    elif [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "amd64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "amd64" ]; then \
-        export CC=x86_64-linux-musl-gcc CXX=x86_64-linux-musl-g++; \
-    fi; \
-    PORTABLE=1 make -j$(nproc) static_lib
+# Install RocksDB headers and static library
+COPY --from=rocksdb /rocksdb /rocksdb
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/local.Dockerfile b/local.Dockerfile
index 8573bb9c..fcb0fd3a 100644
--- a/local.Dockerfile
+++ b/local.Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# See rocksdb/README.md for instructions to update rocksdb version
+FROM ghcr.io/strangelove-ventures/rocksdb:v7.10.2 AS rocksdb
+
 FROM golang:1.20-alpine AS builder
 
 RUN apk add --update --no-cache\
@@ -20,13 +23,8 @@ RUN apk add --update --no-cache\
     lz4-static\
     zstd-static
 
-# Install RocksDB
-WORKDIR /
-RUN git clone -b v7.10.2 --single-branch https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
-
-WORKDIR /rocksdb
-
-RUN make -j$(nproc) static_lib
+# Install RocksDB headers and static library
+COPY --from=rocksdb /rocksdb /rocksdb
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests
diff --git a/rocksdb/Dockerfile b/rocksdb/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a60a5c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rocksdb/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.20-alpine AS builder
+
+RUN apk add --update --no-cache\
+    gcc\
+    libc-dev\
+    git\
+    make\
+    bash\
+    g++\
+    linux-headers\
+    perl\
+    snappy-dev\
+    zlib-dev\
+    bzip2-dev\
+    lz4-dev\
+    zstd-dev
+
+ARG TARGETARCH
+ARG BUILDARCH
+
+RUN if [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "arm64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "arm64" ]; then \
+        wget -c https://musl.cc/aarch64-linux-musl-cross.tgz -O - | tar -xzvv --strip-components 1 -C /usr; \
+    elif [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "amd64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "amd64" ]; then \
+        wget -c https://musl.cc/x86_64-linux-musl-cross.tgz -O - | tar -xzvv --strip-components 1 -C /usr; \
+    fi
+
+ARG ROCKSDB_VERSION=v7.10.2
+
+# Install RocksDB
+WORKDIR /
+RUN git clone -b ${ROCKSDB_VERSION} --single-branch https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb.git
+
+WORKDIR /rocksdb
+
+RUN set -eux;\
+    if [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "arm64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "arm64" ]; then \
+        echo aarch64 > /etc/apk/arch;\
+    elif [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "amd64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "amd64" ]; then \
+        echo x86_64 > /etc/apk/arch;\
+    fi;\
+    apk add --update --no-cache\
+    snappy-static\
+    zlib-static\
+    bzip2-static\
+    lz4-static\
+    zstd-static\
+    --allow-untrusted
+
+RUN if [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "arm64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "arm64" ]; then \
+        export CC=aarch64-linux-musl-gcc CXX=aarch64-linux-musl-g++;\
+    elif [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "amd64" ] && [ "${BUILDARCH}" != "amd64" ]; then \
+        export CC=x86_64-linux-musl-gcc CXX=x86_64-linux-musl-g++; \
+    fi; \
+    PORTABLE=1 make -j$(nproc) static_lib
diff --git a/rocksdb/README.md b/rocksdb/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab9c8e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rocksdb/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# RocksDB Static Build
+
+This Dockerfile produces cross-architecture (amd64 and arm64) docker images with a static rocksdb library.
+
+## Reason
+
+This static rocksdb build takes a while, and it is not necessary to build every time the cosmos-operator docker image is built, so this image caches the required artifacts to link rocksdb into the operator build.
+
+## Build and push to Github Container Registry
+
+```
+ROCKSDB_VERSION=v7.10.2
+docker buildx build --platform linux/arm64,linux/amd64 --build-arg "ROCKSDB_VERSION=$ROCKSDB_VERSION" --push -t ghcr.io/strangelove-ventures/rocksdb:$ROCKSDB_VERSION .
+```
+
+After publishing a new version, import that version in the `Dockerfile` and `local.Dockerfile` in the root of the cosmos-operator repository
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