diff --git a/execution-environment.yml b/execution-environment.yml
index d7f13a1..08c8c99 100644
--- a/execution-environment.yml
+++ b/execution-environment.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 3
 
 images:
   base_image:
-    name: quay.io/fedora/fedora-minimal:40
+    name: quay.io/fedora/fedora-minimal:41
 
 dependencies:
   ansible_runner:
diff --git a/final/setup.sh b/final/setup.sh
index 50b0dfa..a1948e5 100755
--- a/final/setup.sh
+++ b/final/setup.sh
@@ -136,3 +136,6 @@ uname -a
 
 # Make a workdir usable by the root user
 mkdir -p /workdir
+
+# compatibility with recent docker versions:
+chmod go+rwx /etc/passwd
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 80abc80..008fe43 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def _start_container() -> None:
     engine = INFRASTRUCTURE.container_engine
     cmd = (
         f'{engine} ps -q --filter "name={INFRASTRUCTURE.container_name}" | xargs -r {engine} stop;'
-        f'{engine} ps -aq --filter "name=$name" | xargs -r {engine}  rm'
+        f'{engine} ps -aq --filter "name=$name" | xargs -r {engine} rm --force --volumes'
     )
     subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=False, shell=True, text=True)