diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 08e8c8b..eafcc41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
           git checkout 2f60a0372c228968c3526c341ebc7e58bbd178dd
           git reset --hard
           git clean -fdx
-          cargo +nightly-2025-09-14 build --locked --all-features -p nomos-node -p nomos-executor
+          cargo +nightly-2025-09-14 build --all-features -p nomos-node -p nomos-executor
       - name: Run local runner smoke (ignored test)
         run: |
           cargo +nightly-2025-09-14 test -p runner-examples --test local_runner_bin_smoke -- --ignored --nocapture
diff --git a/testing-framework/assets/stack/Dockerfile b/testing-framework/assets/stack/Dockerfile
index d11400a..2a8fc7c 100644
--- a/testing-framework/assets/stack/Dockerfile
+++ b/testing-framework/assets/stack/Dockerfile
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ RUN if [ ! -d /workspace/nomos-node ]; then \
     git fetch --depth 1 origin 2f60a0372c228968c3526c341ebc7e58bbd178dd && \
     git checkout 2f60a0372c228968c3526c341ebc7e58bbd178dd && \
     git reset --hard && git clean -fdx && \
-    cargo build --locked --all-features --bins && \
+    cargo build --all-features --bins && \
     rm -rf /workspace/nomos-node/target/debug/incremental
 
 # Build cfgsync binaries from this workspace.
-RUN cargo build --locked --all-features --manifest-path /workspace/testing-framework/tools/cfgsync/Cargo.toml --bins
+RUN cargo build --all-features --manifest-path /workspace/testing-framework/tools/cfgsync/Cargo.toml --bins
 
 # ===========================
 # NODE IMAGE