diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
index 665bc62..011844b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       - master
   schedule:
     - cron:  '0 1 * * FRI'
-    
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${ {github.event_name }}-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: ${{github.event_name == 'pull_request'}}
@@ -39,17 +39,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+        with:
+          # workaround for issue with sudo in docker-in-docker docker/build-push-action#1302
+          driver: docker
       - name: Login to Gitlab Container Registry
         if: github.repository_owner == 'votca' && ( github.event_name == 'push' ||  github.event_name == 'schedule' )
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: registry.gitlab.com
           username: ${{ secrets.GITLAB_REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITLAB_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
       - name: Login to Github Container Registry
         if: github.repository_owner == 'votca' && ( github.event_name == 'push' ||  github.event_name == 'schedule' )
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -57,11 +60,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Convert build_args
         id: build_args
         run: |
-          echo "args<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT 
+          echo "args<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo ${{ matrix.config.build_args }} | sed 's/,/\n/g' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Build and Push Docker images for all Container Registries
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3        
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           tags: |
             registry.gitlab.com/votca/buildenv/${{ matrix.config.dockerfile }}:${{ matrix.config.tag }}