diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-runner.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-runner.yml
index c55c6db..f217378 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-runner.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-runner.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: docker:24
+      volumes:
+        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/templates/config.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/templates/config.yml.j2
index ae16844..3646e8a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/templates/config.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/templates/config.yml.j2
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ cache:
 container:
   network: bridge
   force_pull: false    # reuse cached images to speed up builds
+  docker_sock_path: /var/run/docker.sock