diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-goreleaser.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-goreleaser.yaml
index 7614dff6..8681fbea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-goreleaser.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
         with:
-          platforms: arm64
+          platforms: arm64,ppc64le
 
       - name: Setup Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 81733a0d..c8d67289 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
         with:
-          platforms: arm64
+          platforms: arm64,ppc64le
 
       - name: Setup Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 2a64ea1e..5ca9b3bf 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ builds:
   - "386"
   - amd64
   - arm64
+  - ppc64le
   ignore:
   - goos: darwin
     goarch: "386"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ builds:
   - "386"
   - amd64
   - arm64
+  - ppc64le
   ignore:
   - goos: darwin
     goarch: "386"
@@ -163,6 +165,24 @@ dockers:
   - --label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}
   - --label=org.opencontainers.image.source={{.GitURL}}
   use: buildx
+- goos: linux
+  goarch: ppc64le
+  dockerfile: distributions/otelcol/Dockerfile
+  image_templates:
+  - otel/opentelemetry-collector:{{ .Version }}-ppc64le
+  - ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector:{{
+    .Version }}-ppc64le
+  extra_files:
+  - configs/otelcol.yaml
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - --pull
+  - --platform=linux/ppc64le
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.name={{.ProjectName}}
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.source={{.GitURL}}
+  use: buildx
 - goos: linux
   goarch: "386"
   dockerfile: distributions/otelcol-contrib/Dockerfile
@@ -217,12 +237,31 @@ dockers:
   - --label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}
   - --label=org.opencontainers.image.source={{.GitURL}}
   use: buildx
+- goos: linux
+  goarch: ppc64le
+  dockerfile: distributions/otelcol-contrib/Dockerfile
+  image_templates:
+  - otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{ .Version }}-ppc64le
+  - ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{
+    .Version }}-ppc64le
+  extra_files:
+  - configs/otelcol-contrib.yaml
+  build_flag_templates:
+  - --pull
+  - --platform=linux/ppc64le
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.name={{.ProjectName}}
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}
+  - --label=org.opencontainers.image.source={{.GitURL}}
+  use: buildx
 docker_manifests:
 - name_template: otel/opentelemetry-collector:{{ .Version }}
   image_templates:
   - otel/opentelemetry-collector:{{ .Version }}-386
   - otel/opentelemetry-collector:{{ .Version }}-amd64
   - otel/opentelemetry-collector:{{ .Version }}-arm64
+  - otel/opentelemetry-collector:{{ .Version }}-ppc64le
 - name_template: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector:{{
     .Version }}
   image_templates:
@@ -232,11 +271,14 @@ docker_manifests:
     .Version }}-amd64
   - ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector:{{
     .Version }}-arm64
+  - ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector:{{
+    .Version }}-ppc64le
 - name_template: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{ .Version }}
   image_templates:
   - otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{ .Version }}-386
   - otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{ .Version }}-amd64
   - otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{ .Version }}-arm64
+  - otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{ .Version }}-ppc64le
 - name_template: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{
     .Version }}
   image_templates:
@@ -246,3 +288,5 @@ docker_manifests:
     .Version }}-amd64
   - ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{
     .Version }}-arm64
+  - ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:{{
+    .Version }}-ppc64le
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d0bf1fc0..c0d15b2f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -63,3 +63,13 @@ This is accomplished by installing [qemu](https://www.qemu.org/), and then [enab
 apt-get install qemu binfmt-support qemu-user-static
 docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
 ```
+
+### Adding support for new platforms or architectures
+
+When a new collector distribution image or binary is needed in a different platform or architecture, the following should be considered:
+
+1. Add the new platform or architecture to the Continuous Integration test matrix for both the [core](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector) and [contrib](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib) repositories, to ensure they can be compiled with the new combination. Failing to do so will eventually cause the release to fail due to compilation failures on those uncovered platforms, resulting in them being removed from the release matrix.
+2. In the `goreleaser/configure.go` file, add the new platform or architecture
+3. Regenerate the `.goreleaser` (see [goreleaser](#goreleaser) above)
+4. In the `.github/workflows/ci-goreleaser.yaml` file, under the "Setup QEMU" action, add the new platform and architecture
+5. In the `.github/workflows/release.yaml` file, under the "Setup QEMU" action, add the new platform and architecture
diff --git a/goreleaser/configure.go b/goreleaser/configure.go
index a7337ca3..764230b3 100644
--- a/goreleaser/configure.go
+++ b/goreleaser/configure.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	ImagePrefixes = []string{"otel", "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases"}
-	Architectures = []string{"386", "amd64", "arm64"}
+	Architectures = []string{"386", "amd64", "arm64", "ppc64le"}
 
 	distsFlag = flag.String("d", "", "Collector distributions(s) to build, comma-separated")
 )