diff --git a/.github/actions/install-skopeo/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-skopeo/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e07648a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-skopeo/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Install Skopeo
+description: Install Skopeo from source on ubuntu runner
+
+inputs:
+  version:
+    description: The Skopeo version to install
+    default: v1.14.3
+    required: false
+  repo:
+    description: The Skopeo repository
+    default: github.com/containers/skopeo
+    required: false
+
+outputs:
+  result:
+    description: Did the installation succeed?
+    value: ${{ steps.result.outputs.result == 0 && true || false }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+
+    - name: Install Skopeo
+      id: result
+      run: |
+          sudo apt-get -y update
+          sudo apt install libgpgme-dev libassuan-dev libbtrfs-dev libdevmapper-dev pkg-config go-md2man
+          sudo mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/${{ inputs.repo }}
+          sudo git clone --depth 1 -b ${{ inputs.version }} https://${{ inputs.repo }} $GOPATH/src/${{ inputs.repo }}
+          pushd $GOPATH/src/${{ inputs.repo }} && sudo make install
+          popd
+          skopeo --version
+          echo "result=$?" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-opentracing.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-opentracing.yml
index cd7de51..8c50b6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-opentracing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-opentracing.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Install latest skopeo
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-skopeo
+
       - name: Copy image tag
         run: |
           skopeo copy -a docker://ghcr.io/pdabelf5/nginx-opentracing:nginx-1.27.0 docker://ghcr.io/nginxinc/k8s-common:nginx-opentracing-1.27.0