diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-disk.yml b/.github/workflows/build-disk.yml
index 5c3e329..07f2a27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-disk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-disk.yml
@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
 
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@abd2ef45e78c5afb21d64d4ca52ee8550d9572c7 # v4.5.1
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       # Ensure no stale podman state from the runner or previous jobs
       # interferes with bootc-image-builder (fixes libpod_lock / overlay
       # busy errors seen on ARM64 and occasional x86_64 runners).