diff --git a/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py b/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
index f095df56d..f3d6f123a 100644
--- a/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
@@ -1460,6 +1460,7 @@ def generate_disk_size_constraints(size_gb: int) -> str:
 from .kiwi import KIWI_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .mariadb import MARIADB_CLIENT_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .mariadb import MARIADB_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
+from .milvus import MILVUS_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .node import NODE_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .openjdk import OPENJDK_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
 from .php import PHP_CONTAINERS  # noqa: E402
@@ -1502,6 +1503,7 @@ def generate_disk_size_constraints(size_gb: int) -> str:
         *GOLANG_CONTAINERS,
         *KIWI_CONTAINERS,
         *RUBY_CONTAINERS,
+        *MILVUS_CONTAINERS,
         *NODE_CONTAINERS,
         *OPENJDK_CONTAINERS,
         *PHP_CONTAINERS,
diff --git a/src/bci_build/package/milvus.py b/src/bci_build/package/milvus.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..823958a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bci_build/package/milvus.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""Build description for the milvus Container Images"""
+
+import datetime
+
+from bci_build.containercrate import ContainerCrate
+from bci_build.os_version import CAN_BE_LATEST_OS_VERSION
+from bci_build.os_version import OsVersion
+from bci_build.package import DOCKERFILE_RUN
+from bci_build.package import ApplicationStackContainer
+from bci_build.package import OsContainer
+from bci_build.package import Replacement
+from bci_build.package import _build_tag_prefix
+from bci_build.registry import publish_registry
+
+
+MILVUS_CONTAINERS = [
+    ApplicationStackContainer(
+        name="milvus",
+        package_name=(None if os_version.is_tumbleweed else "sac-milvus-cpu-image"),
+        _publish_registry=publish_registry(os_version, app_collection=True),
+        pretty_name="Milvus",
+        custom_description=(
+            "Milvus is a high-performance, highly scalable vector database that runs efficiently "
+            "across a wide range of environments."
+        )
+        + (". It is {based_on_container}." if os_version.is_tumbleweed else "."),
+        os_version=os_version,
+        is_latest=(
+            (os_version in CAN_BE_LATEST_OS_VERSION) and os_version.is_tumbleweed
+        ),
+        version="%%milvus_version%%",
+        license="Apache-2.0",
+        supported_until=datetime.date(2025, 12, 31),
+        from_target_image=f"{_build_tag_prefix(os_version)}/bci-micro:{OsContainer.version_to_container_os_version(os_version)}",
+        package_list=[
+            "libglog-4-0",
+            "etcd",
+            "minio-client",
+            "tini",
+            "milvus",
+            "milvus-cppcpu",
+        ],
+        replacements_via_service=[
+            Replacement(
+                regex_in_build_description="%%milvus_version%%", package_name="milvus"
+            ),
+        ],
+        custom_end=rf"""{DOCKERFILE_RUN} mkdir /milvus && ln -s /etc/milvus/configs/ /milvus""",
+        entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tini"],
+        # logo_url="https://tomcat.apache.org/res/images/tomcat.png",
+    )
+    for os_version in (
+        OsVersion.TUMBLEWEED,
+        #  OsVersion.AI,
+    )
+]
+
+MILVUS_CRATE = ContainerCrate(MILVUS_CONTAINERS)