diff --git a/resources/es-query-exporter-deployment.yaml b/resources/es-query-exporter-deployment.yaml
index 8ba7f8b..ebe0eaf 100644
--- a/resources/es-query-exporter-deployment.yaml
+++ b/resources/es-query-exporter-deployment.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ spec:
           - name: appsettings
             mountPath: "/app/appsettings.Release.yaml"
             readOnly: true
+        securityContext:
+          runAsNonRoot: true
       volumes:
         - name: queries
           configMap: