diff --git a/.github/actions/run-tests/Dockerfile b/.github/actions/run-tests/Dockerfile
index afc7d4b5..6024ca21 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/actions/run-tests/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,26 @@
-FROM ghcr.io/fluxcd/golang-with-libgit2:1.16.8-bullseye-libgit2-1.1.1-1 as build
+ARG BASE_VARIANT=bullseye
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.16.8
+ARG XX_VERSION=1.0.0-rc.2
+
+ARG LIBGIT2_IMG=ghcr.io/fluxcd/golang-with-libgit2
+ARG LIBGIT2_TAG=libgit2-1.1.1
+
+FROM tonistiigi/xx:${XX_VERSION} AS xx
+FROM ${LIBGIT2_IMG}:${LIBGIT2_TAG} as libgit2
+
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-${BASE_VARIANT} as gostable
+
+# Copy the build utiltiies
+COPY --from=xx / /
+COPY --from=libgit2 /Makefile /libgit2/
+
+# Install the libgit2 build dependencies
+RUN make -C /libgit2 cmake
+
+RUN make -C /libgit2 dependencies
+
+# Compile and install libgit2
+RUN FLAGS=$(xx-clang --print-cmake-defines) make -C /libgit2 libgit2
 
 # Use the GitHub Actions uid:gid combination for proper fs permissions
 RUN groupadd -g 116 test && \