diff --git a/.github/actions/bluebuild/action.yml b/.github/actions/bluebuild/action.yml
index 794d42c..a761c18 100644
--- a/.github/actions/bluebuild/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/bluebuild/action.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ inputs:
       Whether to run the unwanted software remover to maximize build space in the GitHub builder.
       Disable this with 'false' if your image doesn't take up a lot of space and you'd rather have shorter build times.
     required: false
-    default: 'true'
+    default: 'false'
   use_unstable_cli:
     description: |
       If true, this action pulls the `main` branch of blue-build/cli instead of the stable version the current action version is configured to use by default.
@@ -59,19 +59,6 @@ inputs:
      Example: `ublue-os`
     required: false
     default: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-  use_cache:
-    description: |
-      Make use of docker buildx cache. This is an experimental feature of docker buildx
-      so it isn't guaranteed to work.
-      Input must match the string 'true' for the step to be enabled.
-    required: false
-    default: 'true'
-  squash:
-    description: |
-      Uses buildah to squash the build's layers into a single layer. Use of this option
-      disables cache.
-    required: false
-    default: 'false'
   working_directory:
     description: |
       Changes working directory for whole build.
@@ -83,34 +70,11 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     # building custom images might take a lot of space,
-    # so it's best to remove unneeded softawre
+    # so it's best to remove unneeded software
     - name: Maximize build space
       uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@v1.3.1
       if: ${{ inputs.maximize_build_space == 'true' }}
 
-    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-      if: ${{ inputs.squash != 'true' }}
-      with:
-        install: true
-        driver: docker-container
-        cache-binary: ${{ inputs.use_cache }}
-
-    # Installs the latest version of Podman
-    # that is compatible with BlueBuild
-    - name: Setup Podman
-      if: ${{ inputs.squash == 'true' }}
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        # from https://askubuntu.com/questions/1414446/whats-the-recommended-way-of-installing-podman-4-in-ubuntu-22-04
-        ubuntu_version='22.04'
-        key_url="https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/unstable/xUbuntu_${ubuntu_version}/Release.key"
-        sources_url="https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/unstable/xUbuntu_${ubuntu_version}"
-        echo "deb $sources_url/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devel-kubic-libcontainers-unstable.list
-        curl -fsSL $key_url | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/devel_kubic_libcontainers_unstable.gpg > /dev/null
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y podman
-
     - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3.5.0
 
     # clones user's repo
@@ -144,20 +108,13 @@ runs:
       env:
         CLI_VERSION_TAG: ${{ steps.build_vars.outputs.cli_version }}
       run: |
-        docker create \
+        podman create \
           --name blue-build-installer \
           ghcr.io/blue-build/cli${{ env.CLI_VERSION_TAG }}
-        docker cp blue-build-installer:/out/bluebuild /usr/local/bin/bluebuild
-        docker rm blue-build-installer
+        podman cp blue-build-installer:/out/bluebuild /usr/local/bin/bluebuild
+        podman rm blue-build-installer
         bluebuild --version
 
-    # Required in order for docker buildx to
-    # take advantage of the GHA cache API
-    - name: Expose GitHub Runtime
-      if: ${{ inputs.use_cache == 'true' && inputs.squash != 'true' }}
-      uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-runtime@v3
-
-
     # blue-build/cli does the heavy lifting
     - name: Build Image
       shell: bash
@@ -170,15 +127,9 @@ runs:
         BB_REGISTRY: ${{ inputs.registry }}
         BB_REGISTRY_NAMESPACE: ${{ inputs.registry_namespace }}
         GH_PR_EVENT_NUMBER: ${{ inputs.pr_event_number }}
-        BB_BUILDKIT_CACHE_GHA: ${{ inputs.use_cache }}
         RECIPE_PATH: ${{ steps.build_vars.outputs.recipe_path }}
         RUST_LOG_STYLE: always
         CLICOLOR_FORCE: '1'
       run: |
-        BUILD_OPTS="--compression-format gzip"
-
-        if [ "${{ inputs.squash }}" = "true" ]; then
-          BUILD_OPTS="--build-driver podman --squash $BUILD_OPTS"
-        fi
-
+        BUILD_OPTS="--compression-format gzip --build-driver podman --run-driver podman"
         bluebuild build -v --push ${BUILD_OPTS} ${RECIPE_PATH}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index deca101..8318465 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ jobs:
         recipe:
           # !! Add your recipes here
           - fedora-kinoite-laptop.yml
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/prydom/ostree-buildroot:rawhide
+      options: --privileged
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           registry_token: ${{ github.token }}
           pr_event_number: ${{ github.event.number }}
           use_unstable_cli: true
-          cli_version: ":20d1950530218118c6c0fff1fe5ff6b37e5d1586-installer"
+          cli_version: ":v0.8.18-installer"
   rpm-ostree-rechunk:
     name: rpm-ostree re-encapsulate
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest