diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/Dockerfile b/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/Dockerfile
index 606ddcc52a..ac7a0ff305 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/Dockerfile
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/Dockerfile
@@ -3,25 +3,10 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=fedora:41
 
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE} AS dnf-cache
-# Populate DNF cache w/ the fresh metadata and prefetch packages.
-RUN --mount=type=bind,source=deps_packages.lst,target=/root/deps_packages.lst \
-    --mount=type=tmpfs,target=/var/log \
-    --mount=type=tmpfs,target=/tmp \
-    dnf install \
-        --setopt=install_weak_deps=False \
-        --setopt=fastestmirror=True \
-        --setopt=max_parallel_downloads=10 \
-        --downloadonly \
-        -y \
-        $(grep -h '^[^#]\+$' /root/*.lst)
-
-FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 LABEL maintainer="Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com>"
-
-RUN --mount=type=bind,source=install_deps.sh,target=/root/install_deps.sh \
+RUN --mount=type=bind,source=dnf.conf,target=/etc/dnf/dnf.conf \
     --mount=type=bind,source=deps_packages.lst,target=/root/deps_packages.lst \
-    --mount=type=cache,from=dnf-cache,source=/var/lib/dnf,target=/var/lib/dnf,sharing=private \
-    --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/pip \
+    --mount=type=cache,target=/var/lib/dnf \
     --mount=type=tmpfs,target=/var/log \
     --mount=type=tmpfs,target=/tmp \
-    sh /root/install_deps.sh
+    dnf install -y $(grep -h '^[^#]\+$' /root/*.lst)
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/dnf.conf b/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/dnf.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1189746973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/dnf.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[main]
+autocheck_running_kernel=0
+debuglevel=2
+diskspacecheck=0
+fastestmirror=1
+gpgcheck=1
+installonly_limit=5
+install_weak_deps=0
+keepcache=1
+log_rotate=0
+max_parallel_downloads=10
+metadata_expire=90m
+multilib_policy=best
+plugins=1
+tsflags=nodocs
+
+# Enable color for all output
+color=always
+
+# Default color options according to yum.conf(5)
+color_list_installed_older=bold,black
+color_list_installed_newer=bold,yellow
+color_list_installed_reinstall=normal
+color_list_installed_extra=bold,red
+color_list_available_upgrade=bold,blue
+color_list_available_downgrade=dim,yellow
+color_list_available_install=normal
+color_list_available_reinstall =bold,underline,green
+color_search_match=bold,magenta
+color_update_installed=green
+color_update_local=cyan
+color_update_remote=yellow
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/install_deps.sh b/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/install_deps.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index eedff9c3a6..0000000000
--- a/.gitlab/ci/docker/fedora41-hip/install_deps.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-dnf install \
-    --setopt=install_weak_deps=False \
-    --setopt=fastestmirror=True \
-    --setopt=max_parallel_downloads=10 \
-    -y \
-    $(grep '^[^#]\+$' /root/deps_packages.lst)