diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21bd829b..d2778f15 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # - use environment variables to overwrite this value (e.g export VERSION=0.0.2)
 VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags)
 
+CONTAINER_CMD ?= docker
+
 # CHANNELS define the bundle channels used in the bundle.
 # Add a new line here if you would like to change its default config. (E.g CHANNELS = "candidate,fast,stable")
 # To re-generate a bundle for other specific channels without changing the standard setup, you can:
@@ -63,10 +65,10 @@ run: ansible-operator ## Run against the configured Kubernetes cluster in ~/.kub
 	ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH="$(ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH):$(shell pwd)/roles" $(ANSIBLE_OPERATOR) run
 
 docker-build: ## Build docker image with the manager.
-	docker build $(BUILD_ARGS) -t ${IMG} .
+	${CONTAINER_CMD} build $(BUILD_ARGS) -t ${IMG} .
 
 docker-push: ## Push docker image with the manager.
-	docker push ${IMG}
+	${CONTAINER_CMD} push ${IMG}
 
 ##@ Deployment
 
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ bundle: kustomize ## Generate bundle manifests and metadata, then validate gener
 
 .PHONY: bundle-build
 bundle-build: ## Build the bundle image.
-	docker build -f bundle.Dockerfile -t $(BUNDLE_IMG) .
+	${CONTAINER_CMD} build -f bundle.Dockerfile -t $(BUNDLE_IMG) .
 
 .PHONY: bundle-push
 bundle-push: ## Push the bundle image.
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ endif
 # https://github.com/operator-framework/community-operators/blob/7f1438c/docs/packaging-operator.md#updating-your-existing-operator
 .PHONY: catalog-build
 catalog-build: opm ## Build a catalog image.
-	$(OPM) index add --container-tool docker --mode semver --tag $(CATALOG_IMG) --bundles $(BUNDLE_IMGS) $(FROM_INDEX_OPT)
+	$(OPM) index add --container-tool ${CONTAINER_CMD} --mode semver --tag $(CATALOG_IMG) --bundles $(BUNDLE_IMGS) $(FROM_INDEX_OPT)
 
 # Push the catalog image.
 .PHONY: catalog-push