diff --git a/.github/workflows/k8s_e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/k8s_e2e.yml
index eebc0a55e75ea..27fc44af7ed99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/k8s_e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/k8s_e2e.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ jobs:
           rust: true
           cross: true
           mold: false
+          cargo-deb: true
+
+      - name: Install packaging dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y cmark-gfm
 
       - run: VECTOR_VERSION="$(vdev version)" make package-deb-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e243ef175f1c3..3be574a2fa96e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bootstrap runner environment (Ubuntu-specific)
         run: sudo -E bash scripts/environment/bootstrap-ubuntu-24.04.sh
       - name: Bootstrap runner environment (generic)
-        run: bash scripts/environment/prepare.sh --modules=rustup,cross
+        run: bash scripts/environment/prepare.sh --modules=rustup,cross,cargo-deb
       - name: Build Vector
         run: make package-${{ matrix.target }}-all
       - name: Stage package artifacts for publish
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7f0e07006700e..9e5c4ff9fe200 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -599,41 +599,41 @@ package-arm-unknown-linux-musleabi: target/artifacts/vector-${VERSION}-arm-unkno
 
 .PHONY: package-deb-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 package-deb-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu: package-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ## Build the x86_64 GNU deb package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package deb
+	TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu $(VDEV) package deb
 
 .PHONY: package-deb-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
 package-deb-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl: package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl ## Build the x86_64 GNU deb package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package deb
+	TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl $(VDEV) package deb
 
 .PHONY: package-deb-aarch64
 package-deb-aarch64: package-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu ## Build the aarch64 deb package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package deb
+	TARGET=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu $(VDEV) package deb
 
 .PHONY: package-deb-armv7-gnu
 package-deb-armv7-gnu: package-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf ## Build the armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf deb package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package deb
+	TARGET=armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf $(VDEV) package deb
 
 .PHONY: package-deb-arm-gnu
 package-deb-arm-gnu: package-arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi ## Build the arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi deb package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package deb
+	TARGET=arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi $(VDEV) package deb
 
 # rpms
 
 .PHONY: package-rpm-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 package-rpm-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu: package-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ## Build the x86_64 rpm package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package rpm
+	TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu $(VDEV) package rpm
 
 .PHONY: package-rpm-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
 package-rpm-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl: package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl ## Build the x86_64 musl rpm package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package rpm
+	TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl $(VDEV) package rpm
 
 .PHONY: package-rpm-aarch64
 package-rpm-aarch64: package-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu ## Build the aarch64 rpm package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package rpm
+	TARGET=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu $(VDEV) package rpm
 
 .PHONY: package-rpm-armv7hl-gnu
 package-rpm-armv7hl-gnu: package-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf ## Build the armv7hl-unknown-linux-gnueabihf rpm package
-	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) run -v  $(PWD):/git/vectordotdev/vector/ -e TARGET=armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf -e ARCH=armv7hl -e VECTOR_VERSION $(ENVIRONMENT_UPSTREAM) cargo vdev package rpm
+	TARGET=armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf ARCH=armv7hl $(VDEV) package rpm
 
 ##@ Releasing
 
diff --git a/scripts/package-deb.sh b/scripts/package-deb.sh
index db230998b5851..82a51d3c58ab9 100755
--- a/scripts/package-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/package-deb.sh
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ cat LICENSE NOTICE >"$PROJECT_ROOT/target/debian-license.txt"
 #   --no-build
 #     because this step should follow a build
 
-# TODO: Remove this after the Vector docker image contains a newer cargo-deb version.
-#       Temporary override of cargo-deb to support Rust 2024 edition.
-if [[ "$(cargo-deb --version 2>/dev/null)" != "2.9.3" ]]; then
-  cargo install cargo-deb --version 2.9.3 --force --locked
-fi
 cargo deb --target "$TARGET" --deb-version "${PACKAGE_VERSION}-1" --variant "$TARGET" --no-build --no-strip
 
 # Rename the resulting .deb file to remove TARGET from name.