diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 92962689..b011bad2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ FROM base AS final
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
+# Setup real user for UID 1000 so ssh Git clones work
+RUN useradd --no-create-home --no-user-group --gid 0 --uid 1000 renovate
+
 COPY --from=tsbuild /usr/src/app/bin bin
 COPY --from=tsbuild /usr/src/app/node_modules node_modules