diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
index e0d68e2b..983abd14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - 'release-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+      - 'dev-build/*'
 
 env:
   SIDECAR_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/sumologic/tailing-sidecar"
diff --git a/ci/_build_functions.sh b/ci/_build_functions.sh
index 67e1e27f..6a675df6 100755
--- a/ci/_build_functions.sh
+++ b/ci/_build_functions.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function helm() {
 }
 
 function set_up_github() {
+  git config --global user.email "continuous-integration@sumologic.com"
   git config --global user.name "Continuous Integration [bot]"
 }
 
diff --git a/sidecar/fluentbit/Dockerfile b/sidecar/fluentbit/Dockerfile
index 1f0c0c5d..488e39de 100644
--- a/sidecar/fluentbit/Dockerfile
+++ b/sidecar/fluentbit/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.22.3 as go-builder
+FROM golang:1.20.14 as go-builder
 RUN mkdir /build
 ADD ./out_gstdout /build/
 WORKDIR /build