diff --git a/.github/minimal-runner-image/Dockerfile b/.github/minimal-runner-image/Dockerfile
index aa759a8d720..4a99ce0dfc9 100644
--- a/.github/minimal-runner-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/minimal-runner-image/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ RUN apt -yq update && \
     apt -yq install --no-install-recommends git curl wget ca-certificates
 
 RUN groupadd -g 1000 ubuntu && useradd -ms /bin/bash -u 1000 -g 1000 ubuntu && \
-    groupadd -g 1001 buildifier && useradd -ms /bin/bash -u 1001 -g 1001 buildifier
+    groupadd -g 1001 buildifier && useradd -ms /bin/bash -u 1001 -g 1001 buildifier && \
+    echo "ALL ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
 
 USER ubuntu