diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 62aaeb4..5fe2e02 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install gnupg2 -y
 
 RUN npm i --location=global release-please
 
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash vscode
+
 # [Optional] Uncomment if you want to install an additional version of node using nvm
 # ARG EXTRA_NODE_VERSION=10
 # RUN su node -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${EXTRA_NODE_VERSION}"