diff --git a/6.2/alpine/Dockerfile b/6.2/alpine/Dockerfile
index 43d02e10..05e566aa 100644
--- a/6.2/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/6.2/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -17,38 +17,10 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
 # add tzdata for https://github.com/docker-library/redis/issues/138
 		tzdata \
+# add setpriv for step down from root
+		setpriv \
 	;
 
-# grab gosu for easy step-down from root
-# https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
-RUN set -eux; \
-	apk add --no-cache --virtual .gosu-fetch gnupg; \
-	arch="$(apk --print-arch)"; \
-	case "$arch" in \
-		'x86_64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64'; sha256='bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3' ;; \
-		'aarch64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64'; sha256='c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b' ;; \
-		'armhf') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		'x86') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386'; sha256='087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca' ;; \
-		'ppc64le') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el'; sha256='1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76' ;; \
-		'riscv64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64'; sha256='38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6' ;; \
-		's390x') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x'; sha256='69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0' ;; \
-		'armv7') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		*) echo >&2 "error: unsupported gosu architecture: '$arch'"; exit 1 ;; \
-	esac; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc "$url.asc"; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu "$url"; \
-	echo "$sha256 */usr/local/bin/gosu" | sha256sum -c -; \
-	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
-	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4; \
-	gpg --batch --verify /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gpgconf --kill all; \
-	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc; \
-	apk del --no-network .gosu-fetch; \
-	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gosu --version; \
-	gosu nobody true
-
 ENV REDIS_VERSION 6.2.14
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_URL http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-6.2.14.tar.gz
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_SHA 34e74856cbd66fdb3a684fb349d93961d8c7aa668b06f81fd93ff267d09bc277
diff --git a/6.2/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/6.2/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 30406a51..758661c1 100755
--- a/6.2/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/6.2/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 # allow the container to be started with `--user`
 if [ "$1" = 'redis-server' -a "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
 	find . \! -user redis -exec chown redis '{}' +
-	exec gosu redis "$0" "$@"
+	exec setpriv --reuid=redis --regid=redis --clear-groups -- "$0" "$@"
 fi
 
 # set an appropriate umask (if one isn't set already)
diff --git a/6.2/debian/Dockerfile b/6.2/debian/Dockerfile
index 7f3c1c75..121bc0fc 100644
--- a/6.2/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/6.2/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -20,42 +20,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	; \
 	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# grab gosu for easy step-down from root
-# https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
-RUN set -eux; \
-	savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
-	apt-get update; \
-	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates gnupg wget; \
-	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture | awk -F- '{ print $NF }')"; \
-	case "$arch" in \
-		'amd64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64'; sha256='bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3' ;; \
-		'arm64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64'; sha256='c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b' ;; \
-		'armel') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armel'; sha256='f9969910fa141140438c998cfa02f603bf213b11afd466dcde8fa940e700945d' ;; \
-		'i386') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386'; sha256='087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca' ;; \
-		'mips64el') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-mips64el'; sha256='87140029d792595e660be0015341dfa1c02d1181459ae40df9f093e471d75b70' ;; \
-		'ppc64el') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el'; sha256='1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76' ;; \
-		'riscv64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64'; sha256='38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6' ;; \
-		's390x') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x'; sha256='69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0' ;; \
-		'armhf') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		*) echo >&2 "error: unsupported gosu architecture: '$arch'"; exit 1 ;; \
-	esac; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc "$url.asc"; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu "$url"; \
-	echo "$sha256 */usr/local/bin/gosu" | sha256sum -c -; \
-	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
-	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4; \
-	gpg --batch --verify /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gpgconf --kill all; \
-	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc; \
-	apt-mark auto '.*' > /dev/null; \
-	[ -z "$savedAptMark" ] || apt-mark manual $savedAptMark > /dev/null; \
-	apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false; \
-	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gosu --version; \
-	gosu nobody true
-
 ENV REDIS_VERSION 6.2.14
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_URL http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-6.2.14.tar.gz
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_SHA 34e74856cbd66fdb3a684fb349d93961d8c7aa668b06f81fd93ff267d09bc277
diff --git a/6.2/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh b/6.2/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 30406a51..758661c1 100755
--- a/6.2/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/6.2/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 # allow the container to be started with `--user`
 if [ "$1" = 'redis-server' -a "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
 	find . \! -user redis -exec chown redis '{}' +
-	exec gosu redis "$0" "$@"
+	exec setpriv --reuid=redis --regid=redis --clear-groups -- "$0" "$@"
 fi
 
 # set an appropriate umask (if one isn't set already)
diff --git a/7.0/alpine/Dockerfile b/7.0/alpine/Dockerfile
index 80aaa20b..aaa802a7 100644
--- a/7.0/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/7.0/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -17,38 +17,10 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
 # add tzdata for https://github.com/docker-library/redis/issues/138
 		tzdata \
+# add setpriv for step down from root
+		setpriv \
 	;
 
-# grab gosu for easy step-down from root
-# https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
-RUN set -eux; \
-	apk add --no-cache --virtual .gosu-fetch gnupg; \
-	arch="$(apk --print-arch)"; \
-	case "$arch" in \
-		'x86_64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64'; sha256='bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3' ;; \
-		'aarch64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64'; sha256='c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b' ;; \
-		'armhf') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		'x86') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386'; sha256='087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca' ;; \
-		'ppc64le') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el'; sha256='1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76' ;; \
-		'riscv64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64'; sha256='38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6' ;; \
-		's390x') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x'; sha256='69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0' ;; \
-		'armv7') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		*) echo >&2 "error: unsupported gosu architecture: '$arch'"; exit 1 ;; \
-	esac; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc "$url.asc"; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu "$url"; \
-	echo "$sha256 */usr/local/bin/gosu" | sha256sum -c -; \
-	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
-	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4; \
-	gpg --batch --verify /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gpgconf --kill all; \
-	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc; \
-	apk del --no-network .gosu-fetch; \
-	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gosu --version; \
-	gosu nobody true
-
 ENV REDIS_VERSION 7.0.15
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_URL http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-7.0.15.tar.gz
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_SHA 98066f5363504b26c34dd20fbcc3c957990d764cdf42576c836fc021073f4341
diff --git a/7.0/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/7.0/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 30406a51..758661c1 100755
--- a/7.0/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/7.0/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 # allow the container to be started with `--user`
 if [ "$1" = 'redis-server' -a "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
 	find . \! -user redis -exec chown redis '{}' +
-	exec gosu redis "$0" "$@"
+	exec setpriv --reuid=redis --regid=redis --clear-groups -- "$0" "$@"
 fi
 
 # set an appropriate umask (if one isn't set already)
diff --git a/7.0/debian/Dockerfile b/7.0/debian/Dockerfile
index d252fa65..68591880 100644
--- a/7.0/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/7.0/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -20,42 +20,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	; \
 	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# grab gosu for easy step-down from root
-# https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
-RUN set -eux; \
-	savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
-	apt-get update; \
-	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates gnupg wget; \
-	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture | awk -F- '{ print $NF }')"; \
-	case "$arch" in \
-		'amd64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64'; sha256='bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3' ;; \
-		'arm64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64'; sha256='c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b' ;; \
-		'armel') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armel'; sha256='f9969910fa141140438c998cfa02f603bf213b11afd466dcde8fa940e700945d' ;; \
-		'i386') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386'; sha256='087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca' ;; \
-		'mips64el') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-mips64el'; sha256='87140029d792595e660be0015341dfa1c02d1181459ae40df9f093e471d75b70' ;; \
-		'ppc64el') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el'; sha256='1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76' ;; \
-		'riscv64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64'; sha256='38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6' ;; \
-		's390x') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x'; sha256='69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0' ;; \
-		'armhf') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		*) echo >&2 "error: unsupported gosu architecture: '$arch'"; exit 1 ;; \
-	esac; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc "$url.asc"; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu "$url"; \
-	echo "$sha256 */usr/local/bin/gosu" | sha256sum -c -; \
-	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
-	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4; \
-	gpg --batch --verify /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gpgconf --kill all; \
-	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc; \
-	apt-mark auto '.*' > /dev/null; \
-	[ -z "$savedAptMark" ] || apt-mark manual $savedAptMark > /dev/null; \
-	apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false; \
-	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gosu --version; \
-	gosu nobody true
-
 ENV REDIS_VERSION 7.0.15
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_URL http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-7.0.15.tar.gz
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_SHA 98066f5363504b26c34dd20fbcc3c957990d764cdf42576c836fc021073f4341
diff --git a/7.0/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh b/7.0/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 30406a51..758661c1 100755
--- a/7.0/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/7.0/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 # allow the container to be started with `--user`
 if [ "$1" = 'redis-server' -a "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
 	find . \! -user redis -exec chown redis '{}' +
-	exec gosu redis "$0" "$@"
+	exec setpriv --reuid=redis --regid=redis --clear-groups -- "$0" "$@"
 fi
 
 # set an appropriate umask (if one isn't set already)
diff --git a/7.2/alpine/Dockerfile b/7.2/alpine/Dockerfile
index 19304a8d..66b661c4 100644
--- a/7.2/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/7.2/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -17,38 +17,10 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
 # add tzdata for https://github.com/docker-library/redis/issues/138
 		tzdata \
+# add setpriv for step down from root
+		setpriv \
 	;
 
-# grab gosu for easy step-down from root
-# https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
-RUN set -eux; \
-	apk add --no-cache --virtual .gosu-fetch gnupg; \
-	arch="$(apk --print-arch)"; \
-	case "$arch" in \
-		'x86_64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64'; sha256='bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3' ;; \
-		'aarch64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64'; sha256='c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b' ;; \
-		'armhf') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		'x86') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386'; sha256='087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca' ;; \
-		'ppc64le') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el'; sha256='1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76' ;; \
-		'riscv64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64'; sha256='38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6' ;; \
-		's390x') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x'; sha256='69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0' ;; \
-		'armv7') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		*) echo >&2 "error: unsupported gosu architecture: '$arch'"; exit 1 ;; \
-	esac; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc "$url.asc"; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu "$url"; \
-	echo "$sha256 */usr/local/bin/gosu" | sha256sum -c -; \
-	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
-	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4; \
-	gpg --batch --verify /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gpgconf --kill all; \
-	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc; \
-	apk del --no-network .gosu-fetch; \
-	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gosu --version; \
-	gosu nobody true
-
 ENV REDIS_VERSION 7.2.5
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_URL http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-7.2.5.tar.gz
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_SHA 5981179706f8391f03be91d951acafaeda91af7fac56beffb2701963103e423d
diff --git a/7.2/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh b/7.2/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 30406a51..758661c1 100755
--- a/7.2/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/7.2/alpine/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 # allow the container to be started with `--user`
 if [ "$1" = 'redis-server' -a "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
 	find . \! -user redis -exec chown redis '{}' +
-	exec gosu redis "$0" "$@"
+	exec setpriv --reuid=redis --regid=redis --clear-groups -- "$0" "$@"
 fi
 
 # set an appropriate umask (if one isn't set already)
diff --git a/7.2/debian/Dockerfile b/7.2/debian/Dockerfile
index 3e2fbd13..13ceb884 100644
--- a/7.2/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/7.2/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -20,42 +20,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	; \
 	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# grab gosu for easy step-down from root
-# https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.17
-RUN set -eux; \
-	savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
-	apt-get update; \
-	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates gnupg wget; \
-	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture | awk -F- '{ print $NF }')"; \
-	case "$arch" in \
-		'amd64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64'; sha256='bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3' ;; \
-		'arm64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64'; sha256='c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b' ;; \
-		'armel') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armel'; sha256='f9969910fa141140438c998cfa02f603bf213b11afd466dcde8fa940e700945d' ;; \
-		'i386') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386'; sha256='087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca' ;; \
-		'mips64el') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-mips64el'; sha256='87140029d792595e660be0015341dfa1c02d1181459ae40df9f093e471d75b70' ;; \
-		'ppc64el') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el'; sha256='1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76' ;; \
-		'riscv64') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64'; sha256='38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6' ;; \
-		's390x') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x'; sha256='69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0' ;; \
-		'armhf') url='https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf'; sha256='e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b' ;; \
-		*) echo >&2 "error: unsupported gosu architecture: '$arch'"; exit 1 ;; \
-	esac; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc "$url.asc"; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu "$url"; \
-	echo "$sha256 */usr/local/bin/gosu" | sha256sum -c -; \
-	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
-	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4; \
-	gpg --batch --verify /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gpgconf --kill all; \
-	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc; \
-	apt-mark auto '.*' > /dev/null; \
-	[ -z "$savedAptMark" ] || apt-mark manual $savedAptMark > /dev/null; \
-	apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false; \
-	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gosu --version; \
-	gosu nobody true
-
 ENV REDIS_VERSION 7.2.5
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_URL http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-7.2.5.tar.gz
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_SHA 5981179706f8391f03be91d951acafaeda91af7fac56beffb2701963103e423d
diff --git a/7.2/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh b/7.2/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 30406a51..758661c1 100755
--- a/7.2/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/7.2/debian/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 # allow the container to be started with `--user`
 if [ "$1" = 'redis-server' -a "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
 	find . \! -user redis -exec chown redis '{}' +
-	exec gosu redis "$0" "$@"
+	exec setpriv --reuid=redis --regid=redis --clear-groups -- "$0" "$@"
 fi
 
 # set an appropriate umask (if one isn't set already)
diff --git a/Dockerfile.template b/Dockerfile.template
index 489f6102..bcc6c3d8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/Dockerfile.template
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	apk add --no-cache \
 # add tzdata for https://github.com/docker-library/redis/issues/138
 		tzdata \
+# add setpriv for step down from root
+		setpriv \
 	;
 {{ ) else ( -}}
 RUN set -eux; \
@@ -33,88 +35,6 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 {{ ) end -}}
 
-# grab gosu for easy step-down from root
-# https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases
-ENV GOSU_VERSION {{ .gosu.version }}
-RUN set -eux; \
-{{ if env.variant == "alpine" then ( -}}
-	apk add --no-cache --virtual .gosu-fetch gnupg; \
-	arch="$(apk --print-arch)"; \
-{{ ) else ( -}}
-	savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
-	apt-get update; \
-	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates gnupg wget; \
-	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-	arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture | awk -F- '{ print $NF }')"; \
-{{ ) end -}}
-	case "$arch" in \
-{{
-	[
-		.gosu.arches
-		| to_entries[]
-		| (
-			if env.variant == "alpine" then
-				{
-					# https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/
-					# https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/main/
-					amd64: "x86_64",
-					arm32v6: "armhf",
-					arm32v7: "armv7",
-					arm64v8: "aarch64",
-					i386: "x86",
-					ppc64le: "ppc64le",
-					riscv64: "riscv64",
-					s390x: "s390x",
-				}
-			else
-				{
-					# https://salsa.debian.org/dpkg-team/dpkg/-/blob/main/data/cputable
-					# https://wiki.debian.org/ArchitectureSpecificsMemo#Architecture_baselines
-					# http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/
-					# http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/
-					# https://deb.debian.org/debian-ports/dists/unstable/main/
-					amd64: "amd64",
-					arm32v5: "armel",
-					arm32v7: "armhf",
-					arm64v8: "arm64",
-					i386: "i386",
-					mips64le: "mips64el",
-					ppc64le: "ppc64el",
-					riscv64: "riscv64",
-					s390x: "s390x",
-				}
-			end
-		)[.key] as $arch
-		| select($arch)
-		| .value
-		| (
--}}
-		{{ $arch | @sh }}) url={{ .url | @sh }}; sha256={{ .sha256 | @sh }} ;; \
-{{
-		)
-	] | add
--}}
-		*) echo >&2 "error: unsupported gosu architecture: '$arch'"; exit 1 ;; \
-	esac; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc "$url.asc"; \
-	wget -O /usr/local/bin/gosu "$url"; \
-	echo "$sha256 */usr/local/bin/gosu" | sha256sum -c -; \
-	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
-	gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys B42F6819007F00F88E364FD4036A9C25BF357DD4; \
-	gpg --batch --verify /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gpgconf --kill all; \
-	rm -rf "$GNUPGHOME" /usr/local/bin/gosu.asc; \
-{{ if env.variant == "alpine" then ( -}}
-	apk del --no-network .gosu-fetch; \
-{{ ) else ( -}}
-	apt-mark auto '.*' > /dev/null; \
-	[ -z "$savedAptMark" ] || apt-mark manual $savedAptMark > /dev/null; \
-	apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false; \
-{{ ) end -}}
-	chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gosu; \
-	gosu --version; \
-	gosu nobody true
-
 ENV REDIS_VERSION {{ .version }}
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_URL {{ .url }}
 ENV REDIS_DOWNLOAD_SHA {{ .sha256 // error("no sha256 for \(.version) (\(env.version))") }}
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 30406a51..758661c1 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 # allow the container to be started with `--user`
 if [ "$1" = 'redis-server' -a "$(id -u)" = '0' ]; then
 	find . \! -user redis -exec chown redis '{}' +
-	exec gosu redis "$0" "$@"
+	exec setpriv --reuid=redis --regid=redis --clear-groups -- "$0" "$@"
 fi
 
 # set an appropriate umask (if one isn't set already)
diff --git a/generate-stackbrew-library.sh b/generate-stackbrew-library.sh
index 90cef229..ba4337d7 100755
--- a/generate-stackbrew-library.sh
+++ b/generate-stackbrew-library.sh
@@ -110,22 +110,10 @@ for version; do
 		suiteAliases=( "${suiteAliases[@]//latest-/}" )
 		variantAliases+=( "${suiteAliases[@]}" )
 
-		# calculate the intersection of parent image arches and gosu arches
-		arches="$(jq -r --arg arches "$arches" '
-			(
-				$arches
-				| gsub("^[[:space:]]+|[[:space:]]+$"; "")
-				| split("[[:space:]]+"; "")
-			) as $parentArches
-			| .[env.version]
-			| $parentArches - ($parentArches - (.gosu.arches | keys))
-			| join(", ")
-		' versions.json)"
-
 		echo
 		cat <<-EOE
 			Tags: $(join ', ' "${variantAliases[@]}")
-			Architectures: $arches
+			Architectures: $(join ', ' $arches)
 			GitCommit: $commit
 			Directory: $dir
 		EOE
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 4eb623cc..7919f67e 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -8,51 +8,6 @@
     },
     "alpine": {
       "version": "3.20"
-    },
-    "gosu": {
-      "version": "1.17",
-      "arches": {
-        "amd64": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64",
-          "sha256": "bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3"
-        },
-        "arm64v8": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64",
-          "sha256": "c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b"
-        },
-        "arm32v5": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armel",
-          "sha256": "f9969910fa141140438c998cfa02f603bf213b11afd466dcde8fa940e700945d"
-        },
-        "arm32v6": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf",
-          "sha256": "e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b"
-        },
-        "i386": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386",
-          "sha256": "087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca"
-        },
-        "mips64le": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-mips64el",
-          "sha256": "87140029d792595e660be0015341dfa1c02d1181459ae40df9f093e471d75b70"
-        },
-        "ppc64le": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el",
-          "sha256": "1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76"
-        },
-        "riscv64": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64",
-          "sha256": "38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6"
-        },
-        "s390x": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x",
-          "sha256": "69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0"
-        },
-        "arm32v7": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf",
-          "sha256": "e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b"
-        }
-      }
     }
   },
   "7.0": {
@@ -64,51 +19,6 @@
     },
     "alpine": {
       "version": "3.20"
-    },
-    "gosu": {
-      "version": "1.17",
-      "arches": {
-        "amd64": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64",
-          "sha256": "bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3"
-        },
-        "arm64v8": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64",
-          "sha256": "c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b"
-        },
-        "arm32v5": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armel",
-          "sha256": "f9969910fa141140438c998cfa02f603bf213b11afd466dcde8fa940e700945d"
-        },
-        "arm32v6": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf",
-          "sha256": "e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b"
-        },
-        "i386": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386",
-          "sha256": "087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca"
-        },
-        "mips64le": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-mips64el",
-          "sha256": "87140029d792595e660be0015341dfa1c02d1181459ae40df9f093e471d75b70"
-        },
-        "ppc64le": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el",
-          "sha256": "1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76"
-        },
-        "riscv64": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64",
-          "sha256": "38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6"
-        },
-        "s390x": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x",
-          "sha256": "69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0"
-        },
-        "arm32v7": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf",
-          "sha256": "e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b"
-        }
-      }
     }
   },
   "7.2": {
@@ -120,51 +30,6 @@
     },
     "alpine": {
       "version": "3.20"
-    },
-    "gosu": {
-      "version": "1.17",
-      "arches": {
-        "amd64": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-amd64",
-          "sha256": "bbc4136d03ab138b1ad66fa4fc051bafc6cc7ffae632b069a53657279a450de3"
-        },
-        "arm64v8": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-arm64",
-          "sha256": "c3805a85d17f4454c23d7059bcb97e1ec1af272b90126e79ed002342de08389b"
-        },
-        "arm32v5": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armel",
-          "sha256": "f9969910fa141140438c998cfa02f603bf213b11afd466dcde8fa940e700945d"
-        },
-        "arm32v6": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf",
-          "sha256": "e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b"
-        },
-        "i386": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-i386",
-          "sha256": "087dbb8fe479537e64f9c86fa49ff3b41dee1cbd28739a19aaef83dc8186b1ca"
-        },
-        "mips64le": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-mips64el",
-          "sha256": "87140029d792595e660be0015341dfa1c02d1181459ae40df9f093e471d75b70"
-        },
-        "ppc64le": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-ppc64el",
-          "sha256": "1891acdcfa70046818ab6ed3c52b9d42fa10fbb7b340eb429c8c7849691dbd76"
-        },
-        "riscv64": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-riscv64",
-          "sha256": "38a6444b57adce135c42d5a3689f616fc7803ddc7a07ff6f946f2ebc67a26ba6"
-        },
-        "s390x": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-s390x",
-          "sha256": "69873bab588192f760547ca1f75b27cfcf106e9f7403fee6fd0600bc914979d0"
-        },
-        "arm32v7": {
-          "url": "https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/1.17/gosu-armhf",
-          "sha256": "e5866286277ff2a2159fb9196fea13e0a59d3f1091ea46ddb985160b94b6841b"
-        }
-      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/versions.sh b/versions.sh
index bfad7385..fc3597b2 100755
--- a/versions.sh
+++ b/versions.sh
@@ -16,71 +16,6 @@ debian="$(
 [ "$(wc -l <<<"$debian")" = 1 ]
 export debian
 
-gosus="$(
-	git ls-remote --tags https://github.com/tianon/gosu.git \
-		| cut -d/ -f3- \
-		| cut -d^ -f1 \
-		| grep -E '^[0-9]+' \
-		| sort -urV
-)"
-gosu=
-for possible in $gosus; do
-	urlBase="https://github.com/tianon/gosu/releases/download/$possible"
-	if shas="$(wget -qO- "$urlBase/SHA256SUMS")" && [ -n "$shas" ]; then
-		gosu="$(jq <<<"$shas" -csR --arg version "$possible" --arg urlBase "$urlBase" '{
-			version: $version,
-			arches: (
-				rtrimstr("\n")
-				| split("\n")
-				| map(
-					# this capture will naturally ignore the ".asc" file checksums
-					capture(
-						[
-							"^(?<sha256>[0-9a-f]{64})",
-							"(  | [*])",
-							"(?<file>",
-								"gosu-",
-								"(?<dpkgArch>[^_. -]+)",
-							")$"
-						] | join("")
-					)
-					| {
-						(
-							# convert dpkg arch into bashbrew arch
-							{
-								# https://salsa.debian.org/dpkg-team/dpkg/-/blob/main/data/cputable
-								# https://wiki.debian.org/ArchitectureSpecificsMemo#Architecture_baselines
-								# http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/
-								# http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/
-								# https://deb.debian.org/debian-ports/dists/unstable/main/
-								amd64: "amd64",
-								armel: "arm32v5",
-								armhf: "arm32v6", # https://github.com/tianon/gosu/blob/2dada3bb5dfbc1e7162a29907691b6f45995d54e/Dockerfile#L52-L53
-								arm64: "arm64v8",
-								i386: "i386",
-								mips64el: "mips64le",
-								ppc64el: "ppc64le",
-								riscv64: "riscv64",
-								s390x: "s390x",
-							}[.dpkgArch] // empty
-						): {
-							url: ($urlBase + "/" + .file),
-							sha256: .sha256,
-						},
-					}
-				)
-				| add
-				| if has("arm32v6") and (has("arm32v7") | not) then
-					.arm32v7 = .arm32v6
-				else . end
-			),
-		}')"
-		break
-	fi
-done
-[ -n "$gosu" ]
-export gosu
-
 cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$BASH_SOURCE")")"
 
 versions=( "$@" )
@@ -147,7 +82,6 @@ for version in "${versions[@]}"; do
 		.[env.version] = ($doc + {
 			debian: { version: env.debian },
 			alpine: { version: env.alpine },
-			gosu: (env.gosu | fromjson),
 		})
 	')"
 done