diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
index 40838145c..608177738 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,24 @@ concurrency: preview-${{ github.ref }}
 jobs:
   build-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Use custom docs CI image
+    container: ghcr.io/juaml/junifer-docs:main
     steps:
+    - name: Check ANTs
+      run: |
+        echo "Using ANTs : $(antsRegistration --version)"
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: |
+        # actions/checkout fails to identify Git as it's not in the CI image
+        apt-get -qq update && \
+        apt-get -qq install -y \
+        git \
+        git-annex \
+        make \
+        jq
+        # Copy xfms directory
+        mkdir -p $HOME/junifer/data/xfms && \
+        cp -ar /root/junifer/data/xfms/. $HOME/junifer/data/xfms/
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
@@ -28,36 +45,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
-    - name: Check for sudo
-      shell: bash
+    - name: Install Python dependencies
       run: |
-        if type sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then SUDO="sudo"; else SUDO=""; fi
-        echo "SUDO=$SUDO" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        $SUDO bash -c "$(curl -fsSL http://neuro.debian.net/_files/neurodebian-travis.sh)"
-        $SUDO apt-get update -qq
-        $SUDO apt-get install git-annex-standalone
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
         python -m pip install -e ".[docs,neurokit2]"
-    - name: Configure git for datalad
+    - name: Configure Git for DataLad
       run: |
-        git config --global user.email "runner@github.com"
-        git config --global user.name "GITHUB CI Runner"
-    - name: Install ANTs
-      run: |
-        echo "++ Add universe repo"
-        sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
-
-        echo "++ Update package manager info"
-        sudo apt-get update -qq
-
-        echo "++ Downloading ANTs"
-        curl -fsSL -o ants.zip https://github.com/ANTsX/ANTs/releases/download/v2.5.1/ants-2.5.1-ubuntu-22.04-X64-gcc.zip
-        unzip ants.zip -d /opt
-        mv /opt/ants-2.5.1/bin/* /opt/ants-2.5.1
-        rm ants.zip
-        echo "/opt/ants-2.5.1" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        git config --global user.email "junifer-runner@github.com"
+        git config --global user.name "GitHub Runner"
     - name: Test build docs
       run: |
         BUILDDIR=_build/main make -C docs/ local
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 7b3860869..7ec6b3192 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,24 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Use custom docs CI image
+    container: ghcr.io/juaml/junifer-docs:main
     steps:
+    - name: Check ANTs
+      run: |
+        echo "Using ANTs : $(antsRegistration --version)"
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      run: |
+        # actions/checkout fails to identify Git as it's not in the CI image
+        apt-get -qq update && \
+        apt-get -qq install -y \
+        git \
+        git-annex \
+        make \
+        jq
+        # Copy xfms directory
+        mkdir -p $HOME/junifer/data/xfms && \
+        cp -ar /root/junifer/data/xfms/. $HOME/junifer/data/xfms/
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
@@ -23,37 +40,15 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
-    - name: Check for sudo
-      shell: bash
+    - name: Install Python dependencies
       run: |
-        if type sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then SUDO="sudo"; else SUDO=""; fi
-        echo "SUDO=$SUDO" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        $SUDO bash -c "$(curl -fsSL http://neuro.debian.net/_files/neurodebian-travis.sh)"
-        $SUDO apt-get update -qq
-        $SUDO apt-get install git-annex-standalone
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
         python -m pip install -e ".[docs,neurokit2]"
         python -m pip install git+https://github.com/dls-controls/sphinx-multiversion@only-arg
-    - name: Configure git for datalad
+    - name: Configure Git for DataLad
       run: |
-        git config --global user.email "runner@github.com"
-        git config --global user.name "GITHUB CI Runner"
-    - name: Install ANTs
-      run: |
-        echo "++ Add universe repo"
-        sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
-
-        echo "++ Update package manager info"
-        sudo apt-get update -qq
-
-        echo "++ Downloading ANTs"
-        curl -fsSL -o ants.zip https://github.com/ANTsX/ANTs/releases/download/v2.5.1/ants-2.5.1-ubuntu-22.04-X64-gcc.zip
-        unzip ants.zip -d /opt
-        mv /opt/ants-2.5.1/bin/* /opt/ants-2.5.1
-        rm ants.zip
-        echo "/opt/ants-2.5.1" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        git config --global user.email "junifer-runner@github.com"
+        git config --global user.name "GitHub Runner"
     - name: Checkout gh-pages
       # As we already did a deploy of gh-pages above, it is guaranteed to be there
       # so check it out so we can selectively build docs below
diff --git a/docs/changes/newsfragments/374.misc b/docs/changes/newsfragments/374.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ba4471cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changes/newsfragments/374.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adopt usage of custom docs CI image for building and previewing docs actions by `Synchon Mandal`_