diff --git a/docker/debian/Dockerfile b/docker/debian/Dockerfile
index 8ef120a..644f6dc 100644
--- a/docker/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -79,27 +79,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache \
   gcovr==${GCOVR_VERSION} \
   cmake==${CMAKE_VERSION}
 
-# Install ccache. Note that the ccache version from the package manager is
-# installed for Debian Bullseye, as the latest version requires a newer GLIBC
-# version, and older compatible releases are x86-64 only.
-ARG CCACHE_VERSION
-
-RUN <<EOF
-if [[ "${DEBIAN_VERSION}" == "bullseye" ]]; then
-  apt-get update
-  apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ccache
-  apt-get clean
-  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-else
-  ARCH=$(uname -m)
-  wget -O ccache.tar.xz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}.tar.xz
-  tar -xf ccache.tar.xz
-  cp ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}/ccache /usr/local/bin
-  rm -r ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}
-  rm ccache.tar.xz
-fi
-EOF
-
 # Install mold.
 ARG MOLD_VERSION
 
@@ -119,7 +98,6 @@ ENV PATH="$CARGO_HOME/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Print versions.
 RUN <<EOF
-ccache --version
 cmake --version
 conan --version
 gcovr --version
@@ -192,6 +170,27 @@ if [[ "${CXX_VER}" != "${GCC_VERSION}" ]]; then
 fi
 EOF
 
+# Build ccache from source to avoid incompatible GLIBC versions.
+ARG CCACHE_VERSION
+
+RUN <<EOF
+wget -O ccache.tar.gz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+tar -xzf ccache.tar.gz
+rm ccache.tar.gz
+cd ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Build, install, and clean up.
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TESTING=OFF ..
+make -j install
+cd ../..
+rm -rf ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Verify the installation.
+ccache --version
+EOF
+
 # Set the Conan home directory, so the users of this image can find the default
 # profile.
 ENV HOME=/root
@@ -285,6 +284,27 @@ if [[ "${CXX_VER}" != "${CLANG_VERSION}" ]]; then
 fi
 EOF
 
+# Build ccache from source to avoid incompatible GLIBC versions.
+ARG CCACHE_VERSION
+
+RUN <<EOF
+wget -O ccache.tar.gz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+tar -xzf ccache.tar.gz
+rm ccache.tar.gz
+cd ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Build, install, and clean up.
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TESTING=OFF ..
+make -j install
+cd ../..
+rm -rf ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Verify the installation.
+ccache --version
+EOF
+
 # Set the Conan home directory, so the users of this image can find the default
 # profile.
 ENV HOME=/root
diff --git a/docker/debian/README.md b/docker/debian/README.md
index de87521..6f4dcf3 100644
--- a/docker/debian/README.md
+++ b/docker/debian/README.md
@@ -66,9 +66,12 @@ In order to build a GCC image for Bullseye, you also need to explicitly set
 `BASE_IMAGE` build argument, e.g.
 
 ```shell
+# The version of the distro to use.
 DEBIAN_VERSION=bullseye
+# The version of GCC to use, including corresponding base image.
 GCC_VERSION=12
 BASE_IMAGE=ghcr.io/xrplf/ci/gcc:${GCC_VERSION}-bullseye
+# The versions of the tools to use.
 CCACHE_VERSION=4.12.2
 CMAKE_VERSION=4.1.0
 CONAN_VERSION=2.22.2
@@ -100,8 +103,11 @@ In order to build an image for Clang, run the commands below from the root
 directory of the repository.
 
 ```shell
+# The version of the distro to use.
 DEBIAN_VERSION=bookworm
+# The version of Clang to use.
 CLANG_VERSION=17
+# The versions of the tools to use.
 CCACHE_VERSION=4.12.2
 CMAKE_VERSION=4.1.0
 CONAN_VERSION=2.22.2
diff --git a/docker/rhel/Dockerfile b/docker/rhel/Dockerfile
index 1db0ec9..57e2784 100644
--- a/docker/rhel/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/rhel/Dockerfile
@@ -90,27 +90,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache \
   gcovr==${GCOVR_VERSION} \
   cmake==${CMAKE_VERSION}
 
-# Install ccache. Note that the ccache version from the package manager is
-# installed for RHEL 8, as the latest version requires a newer GLIBC version,
-# and older compatible releases are x86-64 only.
-ARG CCACHE_VERSION
-
-RUN <<EOF
-if [[ "${RHEL_VERSION}" == "8" ]]; then
-  dnf update -y
-  dnf install -y --allowerasing --setopt=tsflags=nodocs ccache
-  dnf clean -y all
-  rm -rf /var/cache/dnf/*
-else
-  ARCH=$(uname -m)
-  wget -O ccache.tar.xz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}.tar.xz
-  tar -xf ccache.tar.xz
-  cp ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}/ccache /usr/local/bin
-  rm -r ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}
-  rm ccache.tar.xz
-fi
-EOF
-
 # Install mold.
 ARG MOLD_VERSION
 
@@ -130,7 +109,6 @@ ENV PATH="$CARGO_HOME/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Print versions.
 RUN <<EOF
-ccache --version
 cmake --version
 conan --version
 gcovr --version
@@ -204,6 +182,30 @@ if [[ "${CXX_VER}" != "${GCC_VERSION}" ]]; then
 fi
 EOF
 
+# Build ccache from source to avoid incompatible GLIBC versions.
+ARG CCACHE_VERSION
+
+RUN <<EOF
+wget -O ccache.tar.gz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+tar -xzf ccache.tar.gz
+rm ccache.tar.gz
+cd ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Build, install, and clean up.
+mkdir build
+cd build
+if [[ "${RHEL_VERSION}" -eq "8" ]]; then
+  LINKER_OPTION='-D USE_FASTER_LINKER=OFF'
+fi
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TESTING=OFF ${LINKER_OPTION} ..
+make -j install
+cd ../..
+rm -rf ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Verify the installation.
+ccache --version
+EOF
+
 # Set the Conan home directory, so the users of this image can find the default
 # profile.
 ENV HOME=/root
@@ -280,6 +282,30 @@ if [[ ${CXX_VER} -lt ${MINIMUM_CLANG_VERSION} ]]; then
 fi
 EOF
 
+# Build ccache from source to avoid incompatible GLIBC versions.
+ARG CCACHE_VERSION
+
+RUN <<EOF
+wget -O ccache.tar.gz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+tar -xzf ccache.tar.gz
+rm ccache.tar.gz
+cd ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Build, install, and clean up.
+mkdir build
+cd build
+if [[ "${RHEL_VERSION}" -eq "8" ]]; then
+  LINKER_OPTION='-D USE_FASTER_LINKER=OFF'
+fi
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TESTING=OFF ${LINKER_OPTION} ..
+make -j install
+cd ../..
+rm -rf ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Verify the installation.
+ccache --version
+EOF
+
 # Set the Conan home directory, so the users of this image can find the default
 # profile.
 ENV HOME=/root
diff --git a/docker/rhel/README.md b/docker/rhel/README.md
index 2a3942e..a6a0f9c 100644
--- a/docker/rhel/README.md
+++ b/docker/rhel/README.md
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ In order to build the image for GCC, run the commands below from the root
 directory of the repository.
 
 ```shell
+# The version of the distro to use.
 RHEL_VERSION=9
+# The version of GCC to use.
 GCC_VERSION=12
+# The versions of the tools to use.
 CCACHE_VERSION=4.12.2
 CMAKE_VERSION=4.1.0
 CONAN_VERSION=2.22.2
@@ -55,7 +58,9 @@ In order to build the image for Clang, run the commands below from the root
 directory of the repository.
 
 ```shell
+# The version of the distro to use.
 RHEL_VERSION=10
+# The versions of the tools to use.
 CCACHE_VERSION=4.12.2
 CMAKE_VERSION=4.1.0
 CONAN_VERSION=2.22.2
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu/Dockerfile b/docker/ubuntu/Dockerfile
index 9e80c3e..7476246 100644
--- a/docker/ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -62,18 +62,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache \
   gcovr==${GCOVR_VERSION} \
   cmake==${CMAKE_VERSION}
 
-# Install ccache.
-ARG CCACHE_VERSION
-
-RUN <<EOF
-ARCH=$(uname -m)
-wget -O ccache.tar.xz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}.tar.xz
-tar -xf ccache.tar.xz
-cp ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}/ccache /usr/local/bin
-rm -r ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}-linux-${ARCH}
-rm ccache.tar.xz
-EOF
-
 # Install mold.
 ARG MOLD_VERSION
 
@@ -93,7 +81,6 @@ ENV PATH="$CARGO_HOME/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Print versions.
 RUN <<EOF
-ccache --version
 cmake --version
 conan --version
 gcovr --version
@@ -156,6 +143,27 @@ if [[ "${CXX_VER}" != "${GCC_VERSION}" ]]; then
 fi
 EOF
 
+# Build ccache from source to avoid incompatible GLIBC versions.
+ARG CCACHE_VERSION
+
+RUN <<EOF
+wget -O ccache.tar.gz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+tar -xzf ccache.tar.gz
+rm ccache.tar.gz
+cd ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Build, install, and clean up.
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TESTING=OFF ..
+make -j install
+cd ../..
+rm -rf ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Verify the installation.
+ccache --version
+EOF
+
 # Set the Conan home directory, so the users of this image can find the default
 # profile.
 ENV HOME=/root
@@ -244,6 +252,27 @@ if [[ "${CXX_VER}" != "${CLANG_VERSION}" ]]; then
 fi
 EOF
 
+# Build ccache from source to avoid incompatible GLIBC versions.
+ARG CCACHE_VERSION
+
+RUN <<EOF
+wget -O ccache.tar.gz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v${CCACHE_VERSION}/ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}.tar.gz
+tar -xzf ccache.tar.gz
+rm ccache.tar.gz
+cd ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Build, install, and clean up.
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_TESTING=OFF ..
+make -j install
+cd ../..
+rm -rf ccache-${CCACHE_VERSION}
+
+# Verify the installation.
+ccache --version
+EOF
+
 # Set the Conan home directory, so the users of this image can find the default
 # profile.
 ENV HOME=/root
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu/README.md b/docker/ubuntu/README.md
index 3650972..352a049 100644
--- a/docker/ubuntu/README.md
+++ b/docker/ubuntu/README.md
@@ -22,14 +22,18 @@ In order to build the image for GCC, run the commands below from the root
 directory of the repository.
 
 ```shell
+# The version of the distro to use.
 UBUNTU_VERSION=noble
+# The version of GCC to use.
 GCC_VERSION=14
+# The versions of the tools to use.
 CCACHE_VERSION=4.12.2
 CMAKE_VERSION=4.1.0
 CONAN_VERSION=2.22.2
 GCOVR_VERSION=8.3
 MOLD_VERSION=2.40.4
 RUST_VERSION=1.91.1
+# The name of the image to build.
 CONTAINER_IMAGE=ghcr.io/xrplf/ci/ubuntu-${UBUNTU_VERSION}:gcc-${GCC_VERSION}
 
 docker buildx build . \
@@ -54,14 +58,18 @@ In order to build the image for Clang, run the commands below from the root
 directory of the repository.
 
 ```shell
+# The version of the distro to use.
 UBUNTU_VERSION=noble
+# The version of Clang to use.
 CLANG_VERSION=18
+# The versions of the tools to use.
 CCACHE_VERSION=4.12.2
 CMAKE_VERSION=4.1.0
 CONAN_VERSION=2.22.2
 GCOVR_VERSION=8.3
 MOLD_VERSION=2.40.4
 RUST_VERSION=1.91.1
+# The name of the image to build.
 CONTAINER_IMAGE=ghcr.io/xrplf/ci/ubuntu-${UBUNTU_VERSION}:clang-${CLANG_VERSION}
 
 docker buildx build . \