diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index 221f87d..b381ed9 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ tasks:
   # build the image using the just recipe
   - build: |
       cd alpine-cli
-      just build
+      sudo -E just build
 
   # set environment variables from the ~/.envdir directory
   # see http://smarden.org/runit/chpst.8.html for details on chpst
   # publish the image using the just recipe
   - publish: |
       cd alpine-cli
-      chpst -e ~/.envdir just publish
+      chpst -e ~/.envdir sudo -E just publish
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 5da0c65..88f4e12 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ clean:
 
 # build a new image
 build:
-  sudo podman build -t {{image}} -f Dockerfile ./ctx 
+  podman build -t {{image}} -f Dockerfile ./ctx 
 
 # publish the image
 publish: 
-  @ echo $GH_PAT | sudo docker login ghcr.io -u jswank --password-stdin >/dev/null 2>&1
-  sudo docker push {{image}}
-  @ sudo docker logout ghcr.io
+  @ echo $GH_PAT | podman login ghcr.io -u jswank --password-stdin >/dev/null 2>&1
+  podman push {{image}}
+  @ podman logout ghcr.io