diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2cf30d7..b00153e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ RUN dnf update \
         which \
   && dnf clean all
 
+# Ensure cache, data etc is not stored in /root for tools like uv
+ENV $XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/.cache \
+    $XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/.local \
+    $XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/.config \
+    $XDG_BIN_HOME=/opt/bin
+
+RUN mkdir --parents --mode=777 /var/.cache \
+  && mkdir --parents --mode=777 /var/.local \
+  && mkdir --parents --mode=777 /var/.config \
+  && mkdir --parents --mode=777 /opt/bin
 
 # ---
 # Install rust ...