diff --git a/ci/azure/pipeline.example.yml b/ci/azure/pipeline.example.yml
index 1ddd6b2..0592ef5 100644
--- a/ci/azure/pipeline.example.yml
+++ b/ci/azure/pipeline.example.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # What this does:
 #   1. Builds your application image
-#   2. Builds the scanner image (Trivy + CLI + Web UI server)
+#   2. Pulls the scanner image from GHCR (ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest)
 #   3. Runs a full scan: vulnerability detection, runc advisory, SBOM generation
 #   4. Publishes SARIF to the Azure DevOps Security tab
 #   5. Publishes all reports + SBOM as pipeline artifacts
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ steps:
       tags: "$(Build.BuildId)"
       arguments: "-t $(imageName)"
 
-  - script: docker build -t $(scannerImage) .
-    displayName: Build scanner image
-    # Alternatively pull a pre-published scanner image:
-    # script: docker pull ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest && docker tag ... scanner:latest
+  - script: |
+      docker pull ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest
+      docker tag ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest $(scannerImage)
+    displayName: Pull scanner image
+    # To build from source instead: docker build -t $(scannerImage) /path/to/docker-scanner
 
   - script: mkdir -p $(reportsDir)
     displayName: Create reports directory
diff --git a/ci/github/workflow.example.yml b/ci/github/workflow.example.yml
index ddf8277..29cc93d 100644
--- a/ci/github/workflow.example.yml
+++ b/ci/github/workflow.example.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # What this does:
 #   1. Builds your application image
-#   2. Builds the scanner image (Trivy + CLI + Web UI server)
+#   2. Pulls the scanner image from GHCR (ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest)
 #   3. Runs a full scan: vulnerability detection, runc advisory, SBOM generation
 #   4. Uploads SARIF to GitHub Security tab (Code Scanning alerts)
 #   5. Publishes all reports + SBOM as a pipeline artifact
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build application image
         run: docker build -t ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }} .
 
-      # Build the scanner image once; reuse across steps.
-      - name: Build scanner image
-        run: docker build -t ${{ env.SCANNER_IMAGE }} .
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-        # If the scanner image is published to a registry, pull instead of build:
-        # run: docker pull ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest && docker tag ... scanner:latest
+      # Pull the published scanner image from GHCR. No scanner source required.
+      - name: Pull scanner image
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login ghcr.io -u ${{ github.actor }} --password-stdin
+          docker pull ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest
+          docker tag ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest ${{ env.SCANNER_IMAGE }}
+        # To build from source instead: docker build -t ${{ env.SCANNER_IMAGE }} /path/to/docker-scanner
 
       - name: Create reports directory
         run: mkdir -p reports
diff --git a/ci/gitlab/job.example.yml b/ci/gitlab/job.example.yml
index 3164013..b2d06b9 100644
--- a/ci/gitlab/job.example.yml
+++ b/ci/gitlab/job.example.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # What this does:
 #   1. Builds your application image
-#   2. Builds the scanner image (Trivy + CLI + Web UI server)
+#   2. Pulls the scanner image from GHCR (ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest)
 #   3. Runs a full scan: vulnerability detection, runc advisory, SBOM generation
 #   4. Publishes SARIF to the GitLab Security dashboard (Container Scanning report)
 #   5. Stores all reports + SBOM as job artifacts (30-day retention)
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ container-scan:
   needs: [build]
   script:
     - docker pull "$IMAGE_NAME"
-    # Build scanner image from this repo (or pull a pre-published one).
-    - docker build -t "$SCANNER_IMAGE" .
+    # Pull the published scanner image from GHCR. No scanner source required.
+    # To build from source: docker build -t "$SCANNER_IMAGE" /path/to/docker-scanner
+    - docker pull ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest
+    - docker tag ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest "$SCANNER_IMAGE"
     - mkdir -p reports
     # Full scan: all formats + runc advisory + SBOM + fail-on policy.
     - |
diff --git a/ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.example b/ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.example
index 8873324..cfbba0c 100644
--- a/ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.example
+++ b/ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.example
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
 
-    stage('Build scanner image') {
+    stage('Pull scanner image') {
       steps {
-        // Alternatively pull a pre-published scanner image:
-        // sh 'docker pull ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest && docker tag ... scanner:latest'
-        sh 'docker build -t ${SCANNER_IMAGE} .'
+        // Pull the published scanner image from GHCR. No scanner source required.
+        // To build from source: sh 'docker build -t ${SCANNER_IMAGE} /path/to/docker-scanner'
+        sh 'docker pull ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest'
+        sh 'docker tag ghcr.io/beejak/docker-scanner:latest ${SCANNER_IMAGE}'
       }
     }