diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_copter.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_copter.yml
index 2ddfb6acfa..7e8b2c515c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_copter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_copter.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ jobs:
   autotest:
     needs: build  # don't try to launch the tests matrix if it doesn't build first, profit from caching for fast build
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    container: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+    container:
+      image: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+      options: --privileged --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE --security-opt apparmor=unconfined --security-opt seccomp=unconfined
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # don't cancel if a job from the matrix fails
       matrix:
@@ -124,7 +126,9 @@ jobs:
   build-gcc-heli:
     needs: build  # don't try to launch the tests matrix if it doesn't build first, profit from caching for fast build
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    container: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+    container:
+      image: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+      options: --privileged --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE --security-opt apparmor=unconfined --security-opt seccomp=unconfined
     steps:
       # git checkout the PR
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_plane.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_plane.yml
index 601f644b2c..70c2d3cd64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_plane.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_plane.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ jobs:
   autotest:
     needs: build  # don't try to launch the tests matrix if it doesn't build first, profit from caching for fast build
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    container: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+    container:
+      image: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+      options: --privileged --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE --security-opt apparmor=unconfined --security-opt seccomp=unconfined
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # don't cancel if a job from the matrix fails
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_rover.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_rover.yml
index 54a4fcd0fd..3471826a93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_rover.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_rover.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ jobs:
   autotest:
     needs: build  # don't try to launch the tests matrix if it doesn't build first, profit from caching for fast build
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    container: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+    container:
+      image: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+      options: --privileged --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE --security-opt apparmor=unconfined --security-opt seccomp=unconfined
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # don't cancel if a job from the matrix fails
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_sub.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_sub.yml
index 153c14b284..5a11390e70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_sub.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_sub.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ jobs:
   autotest:
     needs: build  # don't try to launch the tests matrix if it doesn't build first, profit from caching for fast build
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    container: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+    container:
+      image: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+      options: --privileged --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE --security-opt apparmor=unconfined --security-opt seccomp=unconfined
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # don't cancel if a job from the matrix fails
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_tracker.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_tracker.yml
index 9dfb8ed547..e0bb671f8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sitl_tracker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sitl_tracker.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ jobs:
   autotest:
     needs: build  # don't try to launch the tests matrix if it doesn't build first, profit from caching for fast build
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    container: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+    container:
+      image: ardupilot/ardupilot-dev-base:latest
+      options: --privileged --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE --security-opt apparmor=unconfined --security-opt seccomp=unconfined
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # don't cancel if a job from the matrix fails
       matrix: