diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/Dockerfile b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/Dockerfile
index 5d6043a4..2cd1d91e 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/Dockerfile
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ RUN apk --update add ca-certificates
 FROM scratch
 
 ARG USER_UID=10001
-USER ${USER_UID}
+ARG USER_GID=10001
+USER ${USER_UID}:${USER_GID}
 
 COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 COPY --chmod=755 otelcol-contrib /otelcol-contrib
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-k8s/Dockerfile b/distributions/otelcol-k8s/Dockerfile
index 9a1fcfff..6e9a5083 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-k8s/Dockerfile
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-k8s/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ RUN apk --update add ca-certificates
 FROM scratch
 
 ARG USER_UID=10001
-USER ${USER_UID}
+ARG USER_GID=10001
+USER ${USER_UID}:${USER_GID}
 
 COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 COPY --chmod=755 otelcol-k8s /otelcol-k8s
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-otlp/Dockerfile b/distributions/otelcol-otlp/Dockerfile
index ab8545f4..1d1645be 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-otlp/Dockerfile
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-otlp/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ RUN apk --update add ca-certificates
 FROM scratch
 
 ARG USER_UID=10001
-USER ${USER_UID}
+ARG USER_GID=10001
+USER ${USER_UID}:${USER_GID}
 
 COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 COPY --chmod=755 otelcol-otlp /otelcol-otlp
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol/Dockerfile b/distributions/otelcol/Dockerfile
index 09f62b28..7ff90158 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol/Dockerfile
+++ b/distributions/otelcol/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ RUN apk --update add ca-certificates
 FROM scratch
 
 ARG USER_UID=10001
-USER ${USER_UID}
+ARG USER_GID=10001
+USER ${USER_UID}:${USER_GID}
 
 COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 COPY --chmod=755 otelcol /otelcol