diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 3b84f13..4401b08 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -147,43 +147,42 @@ jobs:
     env:
       REGISTRY: ${{ env.GITEA_REGISTRY }}
       OWNER: ${{ env.GITEA_OWNER }}
-      DOCKER_API_VERSION: "1.43"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install docker CLI and skopeo
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y docker.io skopeo
+      - name: Install podman and skopeo
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y podman skopeo
 
       - name: Build & push mcpd
         run: |
-          sudo -E docker build -t mcpd:latest -f deploy/Dockerfile.mcpd .
+          sudo -E podman build -t mcpd:latest -f deploy/Dockerfile.mcpd .
           sudo -E skopeo copy --dest-tls-verify=false \
             --dest-creds "${{ env.OWNER }}:${{ secrets.PACKAGES_TOKEN }}" \
-            docker-daemon:mcpd:latest \
+            containers-storage:mcpd:latest \
             docker://${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.OWNER }}/mcpd:latest
 
       - name: Build & push node-runner
         run: |
-          sudo -E docker build -t node-runner:latest -f deploy/Dockerfile.node-runner .
+          sudo -E podman build -t node-runner:latest -f deploy/Dockerfile.node-runner .
           sudo -E skopeo copy --dest-tls-verify=false \
             --dest-creds "${{ env.OWNER }}:${{ secrets.PACKAGES_TOKEN }}" \
-            docker-daemon:node-runner:latest \
+            containers-storage:node-runner:latest \
             docker://${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.OWNER }}/mcpctl-node-runner:latest
 
       - name: Build & push python-runner
         run: |
-          sudo -E docker build -t python-runner:latest -f deploy/Dockerfile.python-runner .
+          sudo -E podman build -t python-runner:latest -f deploy/Dockerfile.python-runner .
           sudo -E skopeo copy --dest-tls-verify=false \
             --dest-creds "${{ env.OWNER }}:${{ secrets.PACKAGES_TOKEN }}" \
-            docker-daemon:python-runner:latest \
+            containers-storage:python-runner:latest \
             docker://${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.OWNER }}/mcpctl-python-runner:latest
 
       - name: Build & push docmost-mcp
         run: |
-          sudo -E docker build -t docmost-mcp:latest -f deploy/Dockerfile.docmost-mcp .
+          sudo -E podman build -t docmost-mcp:latest -f deploy/Dockerfile.docmost-mcp .
           sudo -E skopeo copy --dest-tls-verify=false \
             --dest-creds "${{ env.OWNER }}:${{ secrets.PACKAGES_TOKEN }}" \
-            docker-daemon:docmost-mcp:latest \
+            containers-storage:docmost-mcp:latest \
             docker://${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.OWNER }}/docmost-mcp:latest
 
       - name: Link packages to repository