diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-docker-action/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-docker-action/action.yml
index b32c1e6f..666b4376 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-docker-action/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-docker-action/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 name: 'setup-docker-action'
-description: 'Setup docker buildx'
+description: 'Setup docker and docker buildx'
+inputs:
+  docker-username:
+    description: "username for docker registry"
+    required: true
+  docker-password:
+    description: "password for docker registry"
+    required: true
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -11,5 +18,5 @@ runs:
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
       uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
-        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+        username: ${{ inputs.docker-username }}
+        password: ${{ inputs.docker-password }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container.yml b/.github/workflows/container.yml
index 6b765bc9..da87b7d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: setup-docker-action
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-docker-action
+        with:
+          docker-username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          docker-password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: determine-tags-action
         uses: ./.github/actions/determine-tags-action
       - name: "Setup meta information debian:stable"
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: setup-docker-action
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-docker-action
+        with:
+          docker-username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          docker-password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: determine-tags-action
         uses: ./.github/actions/determine-tags-action
       - name: "Setup meta information debian:oldstable"
@@ -97,6 +103,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: setup-docker-action
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-docker-action
+        with:
+          docker-username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          docker-password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: determine-tags-action
         uses: ./.github/actions/determine-tags-action
       - name: "Setup meta information debian:testing"