diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d2c1a6a..474620f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -3,46 +3,26 @@ type: kubernetes
 name: deploy-backend
 
 # ---------------------------------------------
-# ETAPA 1 - BUILD E PUSH PARA O HARBOR (KANIKO)
+# ETAPA 1 - BUILD E PUSH PARA O HARBOR (PLUGIN DOCKER)
 # ---------------------------------------------
 steps:
   - name: build-and-push-backend
-    image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:latest
+    image: plugins/docker
 
     environment:
-      DOCKER_CONFIG: /kaniko/.docker/
-      HARBOR_USERNAME:
+      DOCKER_USERNAME:
         from_secret: HARBOR_USERNAME
-      HARBOR_PASSWORD:
+      DOCKER_PASSWORD:
         from_secret: HARBOR_PASSWORD
 
-    volumes:
-      - name: docker-config
-        path: /kaniko/.docker
-
-    commands:
-      - echo "Configuring Kaniko auth…"
-
-      - |
-        cat <<EOF > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
-        {
-          "auths": {
-            "in.gohorsejobs.com": {
-              "username": "${HARBOR_USERNAME}",
-              "password": "${HARBOR_PASSWORD}"
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        EOF
-
-      - echo "Running Kaniko build and push…"
-      - /kaniko/executor \
-          --context ./backend \
-          --dockerfile ./backend/Dockerfile \
-          --destination in.gohorsejobs.com/gohorsejobs-backend:latest \
-          --skip-tls-verify \
-          --insecure \
-          --insecure-pull
+    settings:
+      repo: in.gohorsejobs.com/gohorsejobs-backend
+      tags: latest
+      dockerfile: backend/Dockerfile
+      context: backend
+      insecure: true
+      insecure_skip_verify: true
+      registry: in.gohorsejobs.com
 
 # ---------------------------------------------
 # ETAPA 2 – DEPLOY NO K3S
@@ -81,7 +61,6 @@ steps:
 
     commands:
       - echo "Creating kubeconfig…"
-
       - mkdir -p ~/.kube
 
       - |
@@ -110,10 +89,3 @@ steps:
       - echo "Applying manifests..."
       - kubectl apply -f k8s/backend-deployment.yaml
       - kubectl apply -f k8s/backend-service.yaml
-
-# ---------------------------------------------
-# VOLUMES
-# ---------------------------------------------
-volumes:
-  - name: docker-config
-    emptyDir: {}