diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/early-jdk8/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/early-jdk8/build.gradle.kts
index d583cd6f53fd..bcffd705ffb1 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/early-jdk8/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/early-jdk8/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ tasks {
     from("Dockerfile")
   }
 
+  val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
+
   val imageBuild by registering(DockerBuildImage::class) {
     dependsOn(imagePrepare)
     inputDir.set(dockerWorkingDir)
 
-    images.add("ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-zulu-openjdk-8u31:$extraTag")
+    images.add("ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-zulu-openjdk-8u31:$extraTag")
     dockerFile.set(dockerWorkingDir.get().file("Dockerfile"))
   }
 
@@ -30,6 +32,6 @@ tasks {
     group = "publishing"
     description = "Push all Docker images"
     dependsOn(imageBuild)
-    images.add("ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-zulu-openjdk-8u31:$extraTag")
+    images.add("ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-zulu-openjdk-8u31:$extraTag")
   }
 }
diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/fake-backend/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/fake-backend/build.gradle.kts
index af175ed5cb0a..89f9916a037e 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/fake-backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/fake-backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ dependencies {
 val extraTag = findProperty("extraTag")
   ?: DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyyMMdd.HHmmSS").format(LocalDateTime.now())
 
+val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
+
 jib {
   from.image = "gcr.io/distroless/java-debian10:11"
-  to.image = "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-fake-backend:$extraTag"
+  to.image = "ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-fake-backend:$extraTag"
 }
 
 // windows containers are built manually since jib does not support windows containers yet
@@ -53,11 +55,13 @@ tasks {
     }
   }
 
+  val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
+
   val windowsBackendImageBuild by registering(DockerBuildImage::class) {
     dependsOn(windowsBackendImagePrepare)
     inputDir.set(backendDockerBuildDir)
 
-    images.add("ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-fake-backend-windows:$extraTag")
+    images.add("ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-fake-backend-windows:$extraTag")
     dockerFile.set(File(backendDockerBuildDir.get().asFile, "windows.dockerfile"))
   }
 
@@ -65,6 +69,6 @@ tasks {
     group = "publishing"
     description = "Push all Docker images for the test backend"
     dependsOn(windowsBackendImageBuild)
-    images.add("ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-fake-backend-windows:$extraTag")
+    images.add("ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-fake-backend-windows:$extraTag")
   }
 }
diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
index f6df15edf1e0..c57cddd6b559 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ java {
   targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 }
 
+val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
+
 jib {
   from.image = "eclipse-temurin:$targetJDK"
-  to.image = "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-grpc:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
+  to.image = "ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-grpc:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
 }
diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/play/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/play/build.gradle.kts
index cd6785505053..4c6f27f8add2 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/play/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/play/build.gradle.kts
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ java {
   targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 }
 
+val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
+
 jib {
   from.image = "eclipse-temurin:$targetJDK"
-  to.image = "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-play:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
+  to.image = "ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-play:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
   container.mainClass = "play.core.server.ProdServerStart"
 }
diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/quarkus/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/quarkus/build.gradle.kts
index 6d9e2508cfd9..82d6fc65e4f8 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/quarkus/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/quarkus/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ java {
   targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 }
 
+val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
+
 jib {
   from.image = "eclipse-temurin:$targetJDK"
-  to.image = "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-quarkus:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
+  to.image = "ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-quarkus:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
   container {
     mainClass = "bogus" // to suppress Jib warning about missing main class
   }
diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/security-manager/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/security-manager/build.gradle.kts
index c7503573bad5..b7e73ec1e17d 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/security-manager/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/security-manager/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ java {
   targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 }
 
+val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
+
 jib {
   from.image = "openjdk:$targetJDK"
-  to.image = "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-security-manager:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
+  to.image = "ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-security-manager:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
   container.mainClass = "io.opentelemetry.smoketest.securitymanager.Main"
   container.jvmFlags = listOf("-Djava.security.manager", "-Djava.security.policy=/app/resources/security.policy")
 }
diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/servlet/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/servlet/build.gradle.kts
index 674f91bc5675..fe0165d2dc0a 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/servlet/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/servlet/build.gradle.kts
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ fun configureImage(
     }
   }
 
+  val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
   val vmSuffix = if (vm == "hotspot") "" else "-$vm"
-  val image = "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-servlet-$server:$version-jdk$jdk$vmSuffix$platformSuffix-$extraTag"
+  val image = "ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-servlet-$server:$version-jdk$jdk$vmSuffix$platformSuffix-$extraTag"
 
   val jdkImage = if (vm == "hotspot") {
     if (jdk == "24") {
diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/spring-boot/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/spring-boot/build.gradle.kts
index 2dc247e3064e..0ee7f321aa5d 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/spring-boot/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/spring-boot/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ springBoot {
   }
 }
 
+val repo = System.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY") ?: "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation"
+
 jib {
   from.image = "openjdk:$targetJDK"
-  to.image = "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/smoke-test-spring-boot:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
+  to.image = "ghcr.io/$repo/smoke-test-spring-boot:jdk$targetJDK-$tag"
   container.ports = listOf("8080")
 }