diff --git a/build-ci.sh b/build-ci.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6afb6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-ci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+(
+    cd images
+    podman build -t ubuntu-ci:dev -f ./Dockerfile.ubuntu-latest
+) || exit 1
diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu-latest b/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu-latest
index a207942..f186fa1 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu-latest
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.ubuntu-latest
@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
+ENV NODE_VERSION="20.12.2"
+
 RUN apt update && apt upgrade -y --autoremove
 
 RUN apt install -y \
         jq \
         podman \
-        nodejs \
-        git
+        git \
+        xz-utils \
+        curl \
+        ca-certificates \
+        --no-install-recommends
+
+# Node needs to be installed to ensure that actions can run in the
+# runner.
+
+WORKDIR tmp
+
+RUN curl https://nodejs.org/dist/v$NODE_VERSION/node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.xz --output /tmp/node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.xz && \
+        tar -xf /tmp/node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.xz && \
+        cp -r /tmp/node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64/bin/* /bin/ && \
+        cp -r /tmp/node-v$NODE_VERSION-linux-x64/lib/* /lib/ && \
+        rm -rf /tmp/node-*
+
+WORKDIR /
 
 COPY ./files/registries.conf /etc/containers/registries.conf