diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deployments.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deployments.yml
index 45ee78fb7..ecd4b84ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deployments.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deployments.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{ format('{0}:{1}', matrix.distro.name, matrix.distro.version) }} ${{ matrix.arch.gox }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # iterate over an assortment of popular distribution images from the docker.io/library of vetted images
-    container: ${{ format('{0}:{1}', matrix.distro.name, matrix.distro.version) }} 
+    container:
+      image: docker.io/library/${{ format('{0}:{1}', matrix.distro.name, matrix.distro.version) }}
+      options: --user 0:0
     strategy:
       matrix:
         distro:
@@ -116,10 +118,10 @@ jobs:
           ls -lR ./release/
           case "${{ matrix.distro.type }}" in
             rpm)
-              sudo yum install -y ./release/*.${{ matrix.distro.type }}
+              yum install -y ./release/*.${{ matrix.distro.type }}
               ;;
             deb)
-              sudo apt install -y ./release/*.${{ matrix.distro.type }}
+              apt install -y ./release/*.${{ matrix.distro.type }}
               ;;
           esac