diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 060af3f..63f55e0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ jobs:
   verify:
     name: Vet, test, build
     runs-on: golang
-    container:
-      image: golang:1.26-bookworm
     steps:
-      - name: install node (required by JS-based actions)
-        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs ca-certificates git
+      - name: Install Node.js for actions runtime
+        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -43,13 +41,10 @@ jobs:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: golang
     steps:
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install Docker CLI and Node.js
         run: |
           apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-            docker.io \
-            nodejs \
-            git
+          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends docker.io nodejs git
           rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4