diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 60415b6..73054f7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Docker CLI
         run: |
+          mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
           curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-27.5.1.tgz \
-            | sudo tar xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin docker/docker
+            | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "$HOME/.local/bin" docker/docker
+          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           for i in $(seq 1 60); do
             if docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
               docker version