diff --git a/.github/actions/build-deb-package/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-deb-package/action.yml
index bf76cacf811..dcdbf0bec9d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-deb-package/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-deb-package/action.yml
@@ -19,19 +19,21 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Build Docker Image
-      run: docker build -f ${{ inputs.dockerfile_path }} -t ice-debian-package-builder .
+      run: docker build --pull -f ${{ inputs.dockerfile_path }} -t ice-debian-package-builder .
       shell: bash
+      working-directory: packaging/dpkg
 
     - name: Run Package Build with Mounted Source
       run: |
-        mkdir -p output
+        mkdir -p ${{RUNNER_TEMP}}/build
         docker run --rm \
-          -v $PWD/../../../ice:/workspace/ice \
-          -v $PWD/output:/workspace/build \
+          -v ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}:/workspace/ice \
+          -v ${{ env.RUNNER_TEMP }}/build:/workspace/build \
           -e ICE_VERSION=${{ inputs.ice_version }} \
           -e DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${{ inputs.deb_build_options }}" \
+          --entrypoint /workspace/ice/packaging/dpkg/build-package.sh \
           ice-debian-package-builder
-      working-directory: packaging/dpkg
+
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Upload Artifacts
@@ -39,8 +41,8 @@ runs:
       with:
         name: debian-packages-${{ inputs.os }}
         path: |
-          packaging/dpkg/output/*.deb
-          packaging/dpkg/output/*.dsc
-          packaging/dpkg/output/*.tar.gz
-          packaging/dpkg/output/*.changes
-          packaging/dpkg/output/*.buildinfo
+          ${{RUNNER_TEMP}}/build/*.deb
+          ${{RUNNER_TEMP}}/build/*.dsc
+          ${{RUNNER_TEMP}}/build/*.tar.gz
+          ${{RUNNER_TEMP}}/build/*.changes
+          ${{RUNNER_TEMP}}/build/*.buildinfo
diff --git a/packaging/dpkg/build-package.sh b/packaging/dpkg/build-package.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2fe4993427b..a651143ae60
--- a/packaging/dpkg/build-package.sh
+++ b/packaging/dpkg/build-package.sh
@@ -7,19 +7,16 @@ if [ -z "$ICE_VERSION" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Set working directory
-cd /workspace
-
 # Generate the upstream tarball
 echo "Creating tarball for ICE_VERSION=$ICE_VERSION"
-tar -czf zeroc-ice_${ICE_VERSION}.orig.tar.gz --exclude=debian -C /workspace/ice .
+tar -czf /workspace/build/zeroc-ice_${ICE_VERSION}.orig.tar.gz --exclude=debian --exclude=.build -C /workspace/ice .
 
 # Create build directory and unpack
-mkdir -p build
-cd build
+mkdir -p /workspace/build/ice
+cd /workspace/build/ice
 tar xzf ../zeroc-ice_${ICE_VERSION}.orig.tar.gz
 
 # Copy Debian packaging files and build
-cp -rfv ../ice/packaging/dpkg/debian .
+cp -rfv /workspace/ice/packaging/dpkg/debian .
 dpkg-buildpackage -S
 dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc -us
diff --git a/packaging/dpkg/docker/ubuntu-24.04/Dockerfile b/packaging/dpkg/docker/ubuntu-24.04/Dockerfile
index 5cc772e867c..b7beef582dd 100644
--- a/packaging/dpkg/docker/ubuntu-24.04/Dockerfile
+++ b/packaging/dpkg/docker/ubuntu-24.04/Dockerfile
@@ -9,15 +9,3 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     build-essential \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && apt-get clean
-
-# Set working directory
-WORKDIR /workspace
-
-# Copy build script into the container
-COPY build-package.sh /usr/local/bin/build-package.sh
-
-# Make the script executable
-RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/build-package.sh
-
-# Set the default command to run the build script (can be overridden)
-ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/build-package.sh"]