diff --git a/reana_job_controller/kubernetes_job_manager.py b/reana_job_controller/kubernetes_job_manager.py
index 87f69c6..b20aa7a 100644
--- a/reana_job_controller/kubernetes_job_manager.py
+++ b/reana_job_controller/kubernetes_job_manager.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file is part of REANA.
-# Copyright (C) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 CERN.
+# Copyright (C) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 CERN.
 #
 # REANA is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ def execute(self):
                                 "name": "job",
                                 "env": [],
                                 "volumeMounts": [],
+                                "securityContext": {"allowPrivilegeEscalation": False},
                             }
                         ],
                         "initContainers": [],