diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/cli_release.yaml
index e81f2e895f8..d8d784a7b8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli_release.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: get-dev-image
     container:
       image: ${{ needs.get-dev-image.outputs.image-with-tag }}
+      # --privileged is needed in order for podman to work. Otherwise it fails
+      # to create a new namespace when the clone syscall happens.
+      options: --privileged
     env:
       ARTIFACT_UPLOAD_LOG: "artifact_uploads.json"
     steps:
@@ -59,7 +62,6 @@ jobs:
         export TAG_NAME="${REF#*/tags/}"
         mkdir -p "artifacts/"
         export ARTIFACTS_DIR="$(realpath artifacts/)"
-        sysctl -w kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1
         ./ci/save_version_info.sh
         ./ci/cli_build_release.sh
     - name: Upload Github Artifacts