diff --git a/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/changes/create_default_network.ex b/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/changes/create_default_network.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..284ff5574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/changes/create_default_network.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#
+# This file is part of Edgehog.
+#
+# Copyright 2024 SECO Mind Srl
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+defmodule Edgehog.Containers.Changes.CreateDefaultNetwork do
+  @moduledoc false
+  use Ash.Resource.Change
+
+  alias Edgehog.Containers.ContainerNetwork
+  alias Edgehog.Containers.Network
+
+  @impl Ash.Resource.Change
+  def change(changeset, _opts, _ctx) do
+    Ash.Changeset.after_action(changeset, fn _changeset, release ->
+      with {:ok, release} <- Ash.load(release, :containers),
+           {:ok, network} <- create_default_network(release.tenant_id),
+           :ok <- create_networks(release, network) do
+        {:ok, release}
+      end
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp create_networks(release, network) do
+    Enum.reduce_while(release.containers, :ok, fn container, _acc ->
+      add_network(container, network)
+    end)
+  end
+
+  defp create_default_network(tenant) do
+    default_network_parameters = %{
+      driver: "bridge",
+      options: ["isolate=true"],
+      internal: true,
+      enable_ipv6: false
+    }
+
+    Network
+    |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, default_network_parameters)
+    |> Ash.create(tenant: tenant)
+  end
+
+  defp add_network(container, network) do
+    params = %{
+      container_id: container.id,
+      network_id: network.id
+    }
+
+    case Ash.create(ContainerNetwork, params, tenant: container.tenant_id) do
+      {:ok, _device} -> {:cont, :ok}
+      {:error, reason} -> {:halt, {:error, reason}}
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/manual_actions/send_deploy_request.ex b/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/manual_actions/send_deploy_request.ex
index 145cba079..619c51e41 100644
--- a/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/manual_actions/send_deploy_request.ex
+++ b/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/manual_actions/send_deploy_request.ex
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ defmodule Edgehog.Containers.ManualActions.SendDeployRequest do
 
   use Ash.Resource.Actions.Implementation
 
-  alias Edgehog.Containers.Network
   alias Edgehog.Devices
 
   @impl Ash.Resource.Actions.Implementation
@@ -38,16 +37,10 @@ defmodule Edgehog.Containers.ManualActions.SendDeployRequest do
       containers = release.containers
       images = containers |> Enum.map(& &1.image) |> Enum.uniq()
 
-      # send one network for each container, so that each container is isolated
       networks =
         containers
-        |> Enum.filter(&(&1.networks == []))
-        |> Enum.map(fn container ->
-          Network
-          |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create, %{driver: "bridge"})
-          |> Ash.Changeset.manage_relationship(:containers, [container], type: :create)
-          |> Ash.create!(tenant: deployment.tenant_id)
-        end)
+        |> Enum.flat_map(& &1.networks)
+        |> Enum.uniq_by(& &1.id)
 
       with :ok <- send_create_image_requests(device, images),
            :ok <- send_create_container_requests(device, containers),
diff --git a/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/release.ex b/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/release.ex
index 06fb053eb..a3c9ccc30 100644
--- a/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/release.ex
+++ b/backend/lib/edgehog/containers/release.ex
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ defmodule Edgehog.Containers.Release do
     domain: Edgehog.Containers,
     extensions: [AshGraphql.Resource]
 
+  alias Edgehog.Containers.Changes
   alias Edgehog.Validations
 
   graphql do
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ defmodule Edgehog.Containers.Release do
                on_no_match: {:create, :create_with_nested},
                on_match: :ignore
              )
+
+      change Changes.CreateDefaultNetwork
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/backend/test/edgehog_web/schema/mutation/deploy_release_test.exs b/backend/test/edgehog_web/schema/mutation/deploy_release_test.exs
index 6e0ad920d..0198f8e44 100644
--- a/backend/test/edgehog_web/schema/mutation/deploy_release_test.exs
+++ b/backend/test/edgehog_web/schema/mutation/deploy_release_test.exs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ defmodule EdgehogWeb.Schema.Mutation.DeployReleaseTest do
     containers = 3
     # one image per container
     images = containers
-    # one network per container
-    networks = containers
+    # one network for the release
+    networks = 1
     device = device_fixture(tenant: tenant)
     release = release_fixture(tenant: tenant, containers: containers)