diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e74a79688..a386cef4a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -243,7 +243,12 @@ To build wheel files for different python versions, first build the Dockerfile i
 command
 
 ```
-docker run -it -v$(pwd)/..:/workspace/Torch-TensorRT build_torch_tensorrt_wheel /bin/bash /workspace/Torch-TensorRT/py/build_whl.sh
+# build the build_torch_tensorrt_wheel docker image
+docker build --no-cache -t build_torch_tensorrt_wheel -f py/ci/Dockerfile.ci .
+
+# build the wheel files for different python versions
+docker run -it -v$(pwd):/workspace/TensorRT build_torch_tensorrt_wheel /bin/bash /workspace/TensorRT/py/ci/build_whl.sh
+
 ```
 
 Python compilation expects using the tarball based compilation strategy from above.
diff --git a/py/ci/Dockerfile.ci b/py/ci/Dockerfile.ci
index 96f2b90200..28aed1c670 100644
--- a/py/ci/Dockerfile.ci
+++ b/py/ci/Dockerfile.ci
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 FROM pytorch/manylinux-builder:cuda12.1
-ARG trt_version
 
-RUN echo -e "Installing with TensorRT ${trt_version}"
+RUN yum install -y ninja-build
 
-RUN yum install -y ninja-build tensorrt-${trt_version}.*
+# download TensorRT tarball
+RUN wget -q https://developer.nvidia.com/downloads/compute/machine-learning/tensorrt/10.0.1/tars/TensorRT-10.0.1.6.Linux.x86_64-gnu.cuda-12.4.tar.gz \
+&& gunzip TensorRT-10.0.1.6.Linux.x86_64-gnu.cuda-12.4.tar.gz \
+&& tar -xvf TensorRT-10.0.1.6.Linux.x86_64-gnu.cuda-12.4.tar \
+&& rm TensorRT-10.0.1.6.Linux.x86_64-gnu.cuda-12.4.tar
+
+ENV TENSORRT_DIR=/TensorRT-10.0.1.6
+ENV TENSORRT_VERSION=10.0.1
 
 RUN wget https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.17.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
     && mv bazelisk-linux-amd64 /usr/bin/bazel \
diff --git a/py/ci/build_whl.sh b/py/ci/build_whl.sh
index 35090445f0..2303efb83a 100755
--- a/py/ci/build_whl.sh
+++ b/py/ci/build_whl.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Example usage: docker run -it -v$(pwd)/..:/workspace/TRTorch build_trtorch_wheel /bin/bash /workspace/TRTorch/py/build_whl.sh
+# Example usage: docker run -it -v$(pwd):/workspace/TensorRT build_torch_tensorrt_wheel /bin/bash /workspace/TensorRT/py/ci/build_whl.sh
 
 export CXX=g++
 export CUDA_HOME=/usr/local/cuda-12.1
-export PROJECT_DIR=/workspace/project
+export PROJECT_DIR=/workspace/TensorRT
 
 rm -rf /usr/local/cuda
 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ fi
 
 build_wheel() {
     $1/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+    $1/bin/python -m pip install ${TENSORRT_DIR}/python/tensorrt-${TENSORRT_VERSION}-${2}-none-linux_x86_64.whl
+
     $1/bin/python -m pip install -r py/requirements.txt
     #$1/bin/python -m pip wheel . -w dist
     export BUILD_VERSION=$(cd ${PROJECT_DIR} && $1/bin/python3 -c "import versions; versions.torch_tensorrt_version_release()")
@@ -27,22 +29,23 @@ build_wheel() {
 
 patch_wheel() {
     $2/bin/python -m pip install auditwheel
-    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$1/torch/lib:$1/tensorrt/:${CUDA_HOME}/lib64:${CUDA_HOME}/lib64/stubs $2/bin/python -m auditwheel repair  $(cat ${PROJECT_DIR}/py/ci/soname_excludes.params) --plat manylinux_2_34_x86_64 dist/torch_tensorrt-*-$3-linux_x86_64.whl
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:${TENSERRT_DIR}/lib:$1/torch/lib:$1/tensorrt/:${CUDA_HOME}/lib64:${CUDA_HOME}/lib64/stubs $2/bin/python -m auditwheel repair  $(cat ${PROJECT_DIR}/py/ci/soname_excludes.params) --plat manylinux_2_34_x86_64 dist/torch_tensorrt-*-$3-linux_x86_64.whl
 }
 
 py38() {
-    cd /workspace/project
+    cd ${PROJECT_DIR}
     PY_BUILD_CODE=cp38-cp38
+    PY_SINGLE_BUILD_CODE=cp38
     PY_VERSION=3.8
     PY_NAME=python${PY_VERSION}
     PY_DIR=/opt/python/${PY_BUILD_CODE}
     PY_PKG_DIR=${PY_DIR}/lib/${PY_NAME}/site-packages/
-    build_wheel ${PY_DIR}
+    build_wheel ${PY_DIR} ${PY_SINGLE_BUILD_CODE}
     patch_wheel ${PY_PKG_DIR} ${PY_DIR} ${PY_BUILD_CODE}
 }
 
 py39() {
-    cd /workspace/project
+    cd ${PROJECT_DIR}
     PY_BUILD_CODE=cp39-cp39
     PY_VERSION=3.9
     PY_NAME=python${PY_VERSION}
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ py39() {
 }
 
 py310() {
-    cd /workspace/project
+    cd ${PROJECT_DIR}
     PY_BUILD_CODE=cp310-cp310
     PY_VERSION=3.10
     PY_NAME=python${PY_VERSION}
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ py310() {
 }
 
 py311() {
-    cd /workspace/project
+    cd ${PROJECT_DIR}
     PY_BUILD_CODE=cp311-cp311
     PY_VERSION=3.11
     PY_NAME=python${PY_VERSION}
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ py311() {
 }
 
 py312() {
-    cd /workspace/project
+    cd ${PROJECT_DIR}
     PY_BUILD_CODE=cp312-cp312
     PY_VERSION=3.12
     PY_NAME=python${PY_VERSION}
@@ -86,8 +89,8 @@ py312() {
 }
 
 libtorchtrt() {
-    cd /workspace/project
-    mkdir -p /workspace/project/py/wheelhouse
+    cd ${PROJECT_DIR}
+    mkdir -p ${PROJECT_DIR}/py/wheelhouse
     PY_BUILD_CODE=cp310-cp310
     PY_VERSION=3.10
     PY_NAME=python${PY_VERSION}
@@ -105,8 +108,8 @@ libtorchtrt() {
 }
 
 libtorchtrt_pre_cxx11_abi() {
-    cd /workspace/project/py
-    mkdir -p /workspace/project/py/wheelhouse
+    cd ${PROJECT_DIR}/py
+    mkdir -p ${PROJECT_DIR}/py/wheelhouse
     PY_BUILD_CODE=cp310-cp310
     PY_VERSION=3.10
     PY_NAME=python${PY_VERSION}
diff --git a/py/ci/soname_excludes.params b/py/ci/soname_excludes.params
index 53f7f48a65..8cc61d0e20 100644
--- a/py/ci/soname_excludes.params
+++ b/py/ci/soname_excludes.params
@@ -35,4 +35,10 @@
 --exclude libcublas.so.12.1.3.1
 --exclude libcublasLt.so.12.1.3.1
 --exclude libcudart.so.11.8.89
---exclude libcudart.so.11
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+--exclude libcudart.so.11
+--exclude libcudart.so.12
+--exclude libnvinfer.so.10
+--exclude libnvinfer_plugin.so.10
+--exclude libnvinfer-ea523553.so.10.0.1
+--exclude libcudart-9335f6a2.so.12.1.105
+--exclude libnvinfer_plugin-24528888.so.10.0.1
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