diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 93fed29..0bfb420 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ jobs:
        username: ${{ github.actor }}
        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      # docker blocks io_uring syscalls by default now.
+      # see https://github.com/tigerbeetle/tigerbeetle/pull/1995
+      # see https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/46762
+      options: "--security-opt seccomp=unconfined"
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml b/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
index 3a0b807..bb2f434 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ jobs:
        username: ${{ github.actor }}
        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      # docker blocks io_uring syscalls by default now.
+      # see https://github.com/tigerbeetle/tigerbeetle/pull/1995
+      # see https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/46762
+      options: "--security-opt seccomp=unconfined"
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: