diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-kafka.yaml b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-kafka.yaml
index b39526686..352494592 100644
--- a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-kafka.yaml
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-kafka.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
       - /tmp/emqx-ci/emqx-shared-secret:/var/lib/secret
   kdc:
     hostname: kdc.emqx.net
-    image:  ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-4:1.14.5-25.3.2-2-ubuntu20.04
+    image:  ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.2-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-2-ubuntu22.04
     container_name: kdc.emqx.net
     expose:
       - 88 # kdc
diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose.yaml b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose.yaml
index 9adbef02e..d4a44bfb0 100644
--- a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ version: '3.9'
 services:
   erlang:
     container_name: erlang
-    image: ${DOCKER_CT_RUNNER_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-4:1.14.5-25.3.2-2-ubuntu20.04}
+    image: ${DOCKER_CT_RUNNER_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.2-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-2-ubuntu22.04}
     env_file:
       - conf.env
     environment:
-      GITHUB_ACTIONS: ${GITHUB_ACTIONS}
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${GITHUB_TOKEN}
-      GITHUB_RUN_ID: ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
-      GITHUB_SHA: ${GITHUB_SHA}
-      GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER: ${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}
-      GITHUB_EVENT_NAME: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}
-      GITHUB_REF: ${GITHUB_REF}
+      GITHUB_ACTIONS: ${GITHUB_ACTIONS:-}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}
+      GITHUB_RUN_ID: ${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-}
+      GITHUB_SHA: ${GITHUB_SHA:-}
+      GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER: ${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER:-}
+      GITHUB_EVENT_NAME: ${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME:-}
+      GITHUB_REF: ${GITHUB_REF:-}
     networks:
       - emqx_bridge
     ports: