diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 173889e..10bb1c3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # MotoVaultPro GitLab CI/CD Pipeline
 # GitLab 18.6+ with shell executor
 # See docs/CICD-DEPLOY.md for complete documentation
-# v1.1
+# v1.2
 
 stages:
   - validate
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ variables:
   DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE: docker-compose.yml
   DOCKER_COMPOSE_PROD_FILE: docker-compose.prod.yml
 
+# Fix permissions after every job - docker creates files as root
+default:
+  after_script:
+    - echo "Fixing file permissions..."
+    - sudo chown -R gitlab-runner:gitlab-runner "$DEPLOY_PATH" 2>/dev/null || true
+
 # Validate Stage - Check prerequisites
 validate:
   stage: validate