diff --git a/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
index db1c175bc6221..22d061ac58094 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pulsar-ci.yaml
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build java-test-image docker image
         run: |
           # build docker image
-          mvn -B -am -pl docker/pulsar,tests/docker-images/java-test-image install -Pcore-modules,-main,integrationTests,docker \
-          -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Ddocker.squash=true -DskipSourceReleaseAssembly=true \
+          DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled mvn -B -am -pl docker/pulsar,tests/docker-images/java-test-image install -Pcore-modules,-main,integrationTests,docker \
+          -Dmaven.test.skip=true -DskipSourceReleaseAssembly=true \
           -Dspotbugs.skip=true  -Dlicense.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Drat.skip=true
 
       - name: save docker image apachepulsar/java-test-image:latest to Github artifact cache
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # build docker image
           # include building of Connectors, Offloaders and server distros
-          mvn -B -am -pl distribution/io,distribution/offloaders,distribution/server,distribution/shell,tests/docker-images/latest-version-image install \
-          -Pmain,docker -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Ddocker.squash=true \
+          DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled mvn -B -am -pl distribution/io,distribution/offloaders,distribution/server,distribution/shell,tests/docker-images/latest-version-image install \
+          -Pmain,docker -Dmaven.test.skip=true \
           -Dspotbugs.skip=true -Dlicense.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Drat.skip=true
 
       # check full build artifacts licenses