diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fb5deffa68f63169927c30636a0fbe13c6e9f6d8..2c95c541c510d02ff2e81af2d60b62531f419db3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 build_image:
   image:
-    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug-v0.19.0
+    name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
     entrypoint: [""]
+  script:
+    - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker
+    - echo "{\"auths\":{\"${CI_REGISTRY}\":{\"auth\":\"$(printf "%s:%s" "${CI_REGISTRY_USER}" "${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD}" | base64 | tr -d '\n')\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
+    - >-
+      /kaniko/executor
+      --force
+      --context "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"
+      --dockerfile "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/Dockerfile"
+      --destination "${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
   variables:
     IMAGE_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG
-  script:
-    - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
-    - /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_TAG
   only:
     - tags