diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3fc05e3..46c7a30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         recipe:
           # !! Add your recipes here
           - recipe.yml
+          - recipe_nvidia.yml
     steps:
       # the build is fully handled by the reusable github action
       - name: Build Custom Image
diff --git a/recipes/recipe.yml b/recipes/recipe.yml
index a5b72e3..e0e0031 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe.yml
+++ b/recipes/recipe.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ image-version: 42 # latest is also supported if you want new updates ASAP
 modules:
   - from-file: components/sddm-module.yml
   - from-file: components/base-module.yml
-  - from-file: components/nvidia-module.yml
   - from-file: components/sys-files-module.yml
   - from-file: components/hyprland-module.yml
   - from-file: components/steam-module.yml
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_nvidia.yml b/recipes/recipe_nvidia.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..755a7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/recipe_nvidia.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://schema.blue-build.org/recipe-v1.json
+# image will be published to ghcr.io/<user>/<name>
+name: hydro-os-nvidia
+# description will be included in the image's metadata
+description: This is my personal OS image.
+
+# the base image to build on top of (FROM) and the version tag to use
+base-image: quay.io/fedora-ostree-desktops/base-atomic
+image-version: 42 # latest is also supported if you want new updates ASAP
+
+# module configuration, executed in order
+# you can include multiple instances of the same module
+modules:
+  - from-file: components/sddm-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/base-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/nvidia-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/sys-files-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/hyprland-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/steam-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/autostart-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/default-flatpak.yml
+
+  - type: signing # this sets up the proper policy & signing files for signed images to work fully
+