diff --git a/docs/dev_services.md b/docs/dev_services.md
--- a/docs/dev_services.md
+++ b/docs/dev_services.md
@@ -88,14 +88,18 @@
 yarn run-[service-name]-service-in-sandbox
 ```
 
-For example, for Tunnelbroker the command will look like this: 
+For example, for Tunnelbroker the command will look like this:
 
 ```
 yarn run-tunnelbroker-service-in-sandbox
 ```
 
-You can also run all services at once in the sandbox using the command below: 
+You can also run all services at once in the sandbox using the command below:
 
 ```
 yarn run-all-services-in-sandbox
 ```
+
+### Rebuilding the base image
+
+If you ever wish to rebuild the base image, you should get a tool named [buildx](https://github.com/docker/buildx). It should be attached with the Docker desktop app on the macOS, but if you use Linux, you will probably need to install it manually. For the installation instructions, please go [here](https://github.com/docker/buildx#installing).
diff --git a/services/backup/Dockerfile b/services/backup/Dockerfile
--- a/services/backup/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/backup/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM commapp/services-base:1.1
+FROM commapp/services-base:1.2
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
   apt-get install -y uuid-dev && \
diff --git a/services/blob/Dockerfile b/services/blob/Dockerfile
--- a/services/blob/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/blob/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM commapp/services-base:1.1
+FROM commapp/services-base:1.2
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
   apt-get install -y uuid-dev && \
diff --git a/services/scripts/build_base_image.sh b/services/scripts/build_base_image.sh
--- a/services/scripts/build_base_image.sh
+++ b/services/scripts/build_base_image.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,24 @@
   exit 1
 fi
 
-tag=${1:-"1.1"}
-docker build -t commapp/services-base:"${tag}" base-image
+
+tag=${1:-"1.2"}
+
+BUILDER_NAME="COMM_BUILDER"
+
+BUILDER_PRESENT=$(docker buildx inspect "$BUILDER_NAME" 2> /dev/null || echo "")
+
+if [[ -z "${BUILDER_PRESENT}" ]]; then
+  echo "builder not found, creating builder $BUILDER_NAME";
+  docker buildx create --name "$BUILDER_NAME"
+fi;
+
+docker buildx use "$BUILDER_NAME"
+
+# use --push to automatically push this image to the hub
+docker buildx build \
+  --tag commapp/services-base:"${tag}" \
+  -o type=image \
+  --platform=linux/arm64,linux/amd64 \
+  # --push \
+  base-image/.
diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile b/services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM commapp/services-base:1.1
+FROM commapp/services-base:1.2
 
 ARG MAKE_JOBS=4
 ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j${MAKE_JOBS}"