diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 05933b4..b105052 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ name: build:latest
 steps:
   - name: docker release
     image: registry.odit.services/library/drone-kaniko
-    user: 0
     settings:
       username:
         from_secret: docker_username
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bfee5a2..f3fcd3e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,12 +5,9 @@ COPY plugin.sh ./
 RUN dos2unix plugin.sh
 
 FROM registry.odit.services/hub/library/node:20.0.0-alpine3.17
-
-ENV HOME /root
-ENV USER root
-
 RUN apk add curl git jq pandoc --no-cache --update && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 
 # add the wrapper which acts as a drone plugin
 COPY --from=BUILD /app/plugin.sh /changelogger/plugin.sh
+RUN chmod +x /changelogger/plugin.sh
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/changelogger/plugin.sh" ]