diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6ffe86ee1edc429bd0c37072c6d3a5015ca910ac..676771278dc3dbcb227709f7ffed4c10b140d4d9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ variables:
 build-mr:
   stage: build
   image:
-    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
+    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.14.0-debug
     entrypoint: [""]
+  tags:
+    - docker
   before_script:
     - echo "Skip pushing for merge requests"
   script:
@@ -27,12 +29,13 @@ build-mr:
 build-and-push:
   stage: build
   image:
-    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
+    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.14.0-debug
     entrypoint: [""]
+  tags:
+    - docker
   before_script:
-    - export DOCKER_CONFIG="$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.docker"
-    - mkdir -p "$DOCKER_CONFIG"
-    - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > "$DOCKER_CONFIG/config.json"
+    - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker
+    - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
     - |
       if [ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" = "main" ]; then
         export IMAGE_TAG="latest"