diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 572c8682e6..1c96da288d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 ### Additions and Improvements
 - Updated jackson-databind library to version 2.13.4.2 addressing [CVE-2022-42003](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42003)
+- Gradle task allows custom docker image configs e.g. `./gradlew distDocker -PdockerImageName=my/besu -PdockerVariants=openjdk-17,openjdk-19`
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 - Fixed default fromBlock value and improved parameter interpretation in eth_getLogs RPC handler [#4513](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4513)
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0c184613cc..353cf8b43c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ artifactoryPublish {
   dependsOn distZip
 }
 
-def dockerVariants = [
+def dockerBuildVersion = project.hasProperty('release.releaseVersion') ? project.property('release.releaseVersion') : "${rootProject.version}"
+def dockerImageName = project.hasProperty("dockerImageName") ? project.getProperty("dockerImageName") : "hyperledger/besu"
+def dockerVariants = project.hasProperty("dockerVariants") ? project.getProperty("dockerVariants").split(",") : [
   "openjdk-11",
   "openjdk-11-debug",
   "graalvm",
@@ -634,9 +636,7 @@ tasks.register("dockerDistUntar") {
 task distDocker {
   dependsOn dockerDistUntar
   inputs.dir("build/docker-besu/")
-  def dockerBuildVersion = project.hasProperty('release.releaseVersion') ? project.property('release.releaseVersion') : "${rootProject.version}"
   def dockerBuildDir = "build/docker-besu/"
-  def imageName = "hyperledger/besu"
 
   doLast {
     for (def variant in dockerVariants) {
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ task distDocker {
         into(dockerBuildDir)
       }
       exec {
-        def image = "${imageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}-${variant}"
+        def image = "${dockerImageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}-${variant}"
         executable "sh"
         workingDir dockerBuildDir
         args "-c", "docker build --build-arg BUILD_DATE=${buildTime()} --build-arg VERSION=${dockerBuildVersion} --build-arg VCS_REF=${getCheckedOutGitCommitHash()} -t ${image} ."
@@ -654,12 +654,12 @@ task distDocker {
     // tag the "default" (which is the variant in the zero position)
     exec {
       executable "sh"
-      args "-c", "docker tag '${imageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}-${dockerVariants[0]}' '${imageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}'"
+      args "-c", "docker tag '${dockerImageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}-${dockerVariants[0]}' '${dockerImageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}'"
     }
     // create a static tag for the benchmark target
     exec {
       executable "sh"
-      args "-c", "docker tag '${imageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}-${dockerVariants[0]}' '${imageName}:benchmark'"
+      args "-c", "docker tag '${dockerImageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}-${dockerVariants[0]}' '${dockerImageName}:benchmark'"
     }
   }
 }
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ task testDocker {
   doLast {
     for (def variant in dockerVariants) {
       exec {
-        def image = project.hasProperty('release.releaseVersion') ? "hyperledger/besu:" + project.property('release.releaseVersion') : "hyperledger/besu:${project.version}"
+        def image = project.hasProperty('release.releaseVersion') ? "${dockerImageName}:" + project.property('release.releaseVersion') : "${dockerImageName}:${project.version}"
         workingDir "${projectDir}/docker/${variant}"
         executable "sh"
         args "-c", "bash ../test.sh ${image}-${variant}"
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ task acceptanceTestsQuorum {
       new File(dataDirectory).mkdirs()
       new File(reportsDirectory).mkdirs()
 
-      def image = project.hasProperty('release.releaseVersion') ? "hyperledger/besu:" + project.property('release.releaseVersion') : "hyperledger/besu:${project.version}"
+      def image = project.hasProperty('release.releaseVersion') ? "${dockerImageName}:" + project.property('release.releaseVersion') : "${dockerImageName}:${project.version}"
       def dockerEnv = "--env LOGGING_LEVEL_COM_QUORUM_GAUGE=DEBUG --env TF_VAR_besu_docker_image='{name=\"${image}-${variant}\",local=true}'"
       def dockerVolumes = "-v ${reportsDirectory}:/workspace/target/gauge/reports/ -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v ${dataDirectory}:${dataDirectory}"
       executable "sh"
@@ -719,13 +719,10 @@ task acceptanceTestsQuorum {
   }
 }
 
-def dockerImage = "hyperledger/besu"
-
 task dockerUpload {
   dependsOn distDocker
-  def dockerBuildVersion = project.hasProperty('release.releaseVersion') ? project.property('release.releaseVersion') : "${rootProject.version}"
   def architecture = System.getenv('architecture')
-  def image = "${dockerImage}:${dockerBuildVersion}"
+  def image = "${dockerImageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}"
   def additionalTags = []
 
   if (project.hasProperty('branch') && project.property('branch') == 'main') {
@@ -743,7 +740,7 @@ task dockerUpload {
       exec {
         def archVariantImage = "${variantImage}-${architecture}"
         def cmd = "docker tag '${variantImage}' '${archVariantImage}' && docker push '${archVariantImage}'"
-        additionalTags.each { tag -> cmd += " && docker tag '${variantImage}' '${dockerImage}:${tag.trim()}-${variant}-${architecture}' && docker push '${dockerImage}:${tag.trim()}-${variant}-${architecture}'" }
+        additionalTags.each { tag -> cmd += " && docker tag '${variantImage}' '${dockerImageName}:${tag.trim()}-${variant}-${architecture}' && docker push '${dockerImageName}:${tag.trim()}-${variant}-${architecture}'" }
         executable "sh"
         args "-c", cmd
       }
@@ -752,7 +749,7 @@ task dockerUpload {
     exec {
       def archImage = "${image}-${architecture}"
       def cmd = "docker tag ${image} ${archImage} && docker push '${archImage}'"
-      additionalTags.each { tag -> cmd += " && docker tag '${image}' '${dockerImage}:${tag.trim()}-${architecture}' && docker push '${dockerImage}:${tag.trim()}-${architecture}'" }
+      additionalTags.each { tag -> cmd += " && docker tag '${image}' '${dockerImageName}:${tag.trim()}-${architecture}' && docker push '${dockerImageName}:${tag.trim()}-${architecture}'" }
       executable "sh"
       args "-c", cmd
     }
@@ -761,18 +758,17 @@ task dockerUpload {
 
 task manifestDocker {
 
-  def dockerBuildVersion = project.hasProperty('release.releaseVersion') ? project.property('release.releaseVersion') : "${rootProject.version}"
-  def image = "${dockerImage}:${dockerBuildVersion}"
+  def image = "${dockerImageName}:${dockerBuildVersion}"
   def archs = ["arm64", "amd64"]
   def tags = ["${image}"]
 
   if (project.hasProperty('branch') && project.property('branch') == 'main') {
-    tags.add("${dockerImage}:develop")
+    tags.add("${dockerImageName}:develop")
   }
 
   if (!(dockerBuildVersion ==~ /.*-SNAPSHOT/)) {
-    tags.add("${dockerImage}:latest")
-    tags.add("${dockerImage}:" + dockerBuildVersion.split(/\./)[0..1].join('.'))
+    tags.add("${dockerImageName}:latest")
+    tags.add("${dockerImageName}:" + dockerBuildVersion.split(/\./)[0..1].join('.'))
   }
 
   doLast {