diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 6b82d5d..587d57b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
       - "github-actions"
+    # actions/*, docker/* and github/codeql-action are pinned at the major tag
+    # on purpose, so minor/patch PRs against them only narrow the pin. Actions
+    # pinned exactly (hadolint, shellcheck, trivy, sbom-action) still get the
+    # full range of updates.
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "actions/*"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-minor"
+          - "version-update:semver-patch"
+      - dependency-name: "docker/*"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-minor"
+          - "version-update:semver-patch"
+      - dependency-name: "github/codeql-action"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-minor"
+          - "version-update:semver-patch"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
     directory: "/"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b244d55..c1d7ef5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Lint Containerfile with hadolint
-        uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@v3.3.0
+        uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@v3.4.0
         with:
           dockerfile: Containerfile
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 679ec01..f05daf0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
+- `hlds` user is now created with a fixed uid/gid (10001) and `USER` references it numerically, making bind-mount ownership deterministic under rootless Podman and resolving hadolint `DL3066`
+- `HEALTHCHECK` `CMD` converted to JSON/exec notation (`/bin/sh -c ...`), resolving hadolint `DL3025`
+- Bumped `hadolint/hadolint-action` in `ci.yml` from v3.3.0 to v3.4.0 (hadolint 2.14.0 → 2.15.0)
+- `just lint` pins `ghcr.io/hadolint/hadolint:v2.15.0-debian` instead of tracking `:latest`, so local linting and CI run the same ruleset
+- Dependabot no longer opens minor/patch PRs for `actions/*`, `docker/*` and `github/codeql-action`, which are pinned at the major tag on purpose
 - Bumped AMX Mod X pin from build 5478 to 5479
 - Bumped shellcheck pin in `ci.yml` from v0.10.0 to v0.11.0
 - README stack list resynced to the versions actually pinned in the Containerfile (ReHLDS 3.15.0.896, ReGameDLL_CS 5.30.0.814, ReAPI 5.29.0.358, AMX Mod X build 5479)
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 83dd06d..5c5cd31 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ RUN dpkg --add-architecture i386 && \
               /var/tmp/* \
     && (find / -xdev -perm /6000 -type f -exec chmod a-s {} + 2>/dev/null || true)
 
-RUN useradd --no-log-init -r -s /usr/sbin/nologin hlds
+# Fixed uid/gid so bind-mount ownership is deterministic under rootless Podman
+RUN groupadd --system --gid 10001 hlds && \
+    useradd --no-log-init --system --uid 10001 --gid 10001 -s /usr/sbin/nologin hlds
 
 COPY --from=builder --chown=hlds:hlds /hlds /hlds
 COPY --chmod=755 entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
@@ -203,12 +205,12 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="CS 1.6 ScoutzKnivez Server" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MIT" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="KevinTCoughlin"
 
-USER hlds
+USER 10001:10001
 WORKDIR /hlds
 
 EXPOSE 27015/udp 27015/tcp
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=60s --retries=3 \
-    CMD grep -qs hlds_linux /proc/[0-9]*/comm || exit 1
+    CMD ["/bin/sh", "-c", "grep -qs hlds_linux /proc/[0-9]*/comm || exit 1"]
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 435a6bc..4ae4f18 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Keep in sync with the hadolint version bundled by hadolint/hadolint-action
+# in .github/workflows/ci.yml, so `just lint` and CI agree on the ruleset.
+HADOLINT_IMAGE := "ghcr.io/hadolint/hadolint:v2.15.0-debian"
+
 default:
     @just --list
 
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ install:
 
 # Lint Containerfile with hadolint
 lint:
-    podman run --rm -i hadolint/hadolint < Containerfile
+    podman run --rm -i {{HADOLINT_IMAGE}} < Containerfile
 
 # Lint shell scripts with shellcheck
 shellcheck: