diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 93f13364..d99b65bb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:dev-ubuntu-22.04
 
 ARG REINSTALL_CMAKE_VERSION_FROM_SOURCE="none"
 
+USER root
 # Optionally install the cmake for vcpkg
 COPY ./reinstall-cmake.sh /tmp/