diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/_ci.yaml
index 167c4f009..b31359d0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci.yaml
@@ -203,6 +203,21 @@ jobs:
         URLREF_PANOPTICAPI=${{ fromJson(inputs.SOURCE_URLREFS).PANOPTICAPI }}
     secrets: inherit
 
+  build-axlearn:
+    needs: build-jax
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_build.yaml
+    with:
+      ARCHITECTURE: ${{ inputs.ARCHITECTURE }}
+      ARTIFACT_NAME: artifact-axlearn-build
+      BADGE_FILENAME: badge-axlearn-build
+      BUILD_DATE: ${{ inputs.BUILD_DATE }}
+      BASE_IMAGE: ${{ needs.build-jax.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_MEALKIT }}
+      CONTAINER_NAME: axlearn
+      DOCKERFILE: .github/container/Dockerfile.axlearn
+      EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS: |
+        URLREF_MAXTEXT=${{ fromJson(inputs.SOURCE_URLREFS).MAXTEXT }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
   collect-docker-tags:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     if: "!cancelled()"
@@ -218,6 +233,7 @@ jobs:
       - build-rosetta-t5x
       - build-rosetta-pax
       - build-gemma
+      - build-axlearn
     outputs:
       TAGS: ${{ steps.collect-tags.outputs.TAGS }}
     steps:
@@ -237,6 +253,7 @@ jobs:
             {"flavor": "t5x",          "stage": "final",   "priority": 900,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-rosetta-t5x.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_FINAL }}"},\
             {"flavor": "pax",          "stage": "final",   "priority": 900,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-rosetta-pax.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_FINAL }}"},\
             {"flavor": "gemma",        "stage": "final",   "priority": 900,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-gemma.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_FINAL }}"},\
+            {"flavor": "axlearn",      "stage": "final",   "priority": 900,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-axlearn.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_FINAL }}"},\
             {"flavor": "jax",          "stage": "mealkit", "priority": 500,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-jax.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_MEALKIT }}"},\
             {"flavor": "triton",       "stage": "mealkit", "priority": 500,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-triton.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_MEALKIT }}"},\
             {"flavor": "equinox",      "stage": "mealkit", "priority": 500,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-equinox.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_MEALKIT }}"},\
@@ -247,6 +264,7 @@ jobs:
             {"flavor": "t5x",          "stage": "mealkit", "priority": 500,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-rosetta-t5x.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_MEALKIT }}"},\
             {"flavor": "pax",          "stage": "mealkit", "priority": 500,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-rosetta-pax.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_MEALKIT }}"},\
             {"flavor": "gemma",        "stage": "mealkit", "priority": 500,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-gemma.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_MEALKIT }}"},\
+            {"flavor": "axlearn",      "stage": "mealkit", "priority": 500,  "tag": "${{ needs.build-axlearn.outputs.DOCKER_TAG_MEALKIT }}"},\
 
             {}\
           ]