diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/client.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/client.rs
index 2119f24b..b66b73ca 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/client.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/client.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct Client {
 impl Client {
     pub fn new(network: &Network) -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
-            inner: Container::run(Implementation::Unbound, network)?,
+            inner: Container::run(&Implementation::Unbound, network)?,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/container.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/container.rs
index 0008344b..f1ef2277 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/container.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/container.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const PACKAGE_NAME: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME");
 
 impl Container {
     /// Starts the container in a "parked" state
-    pub fn run(implementation: Implementation, network: &Network) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn run(implementation: &Implementation, network: &Network) -> Result<Self> {
         // TODO make this configurable and support hickory & bind
         let dockerfile = implementation.dockerfile();
         let docker_build_dir = TempDir::new()?;
@@ -37,7 +37,26 @@ impl Container {
             .arg(&image_tag)
             .arg(docker_build_dir);
 
+        let srcdir = if let Implementation::Hickory { url } = implementation {
+            Some(url)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
         implementation.once().call_once(|| {
+            if let Some(srcdir) = srcdir {
+                let mut cp_r = Command::new("git");
+                cp_r.args([
+                    "clone",
+                    "--depth",
+                    "1",
+                    srcdir,
+                    &docker_build_dir.join("src").display().to_string(),
+                ]);
+
+                exec_or_panic(&mut cp_r, false);
+            }
+
             exec_or_panic(&mut command, verbose_docker_build());
         });
 
@@ -312,7 +331,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn run_works() -> Result<()> {
         let network = Network::new()?;
-        let container = Container::run(Implementation::Unbound, &network)?;
+        let container = Container::run(&Implementation::Unbound, &network)?;
 
         let output = container.output(&["true"])?;
         assert!(output.status.success());
@@ -323,7 +342,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn ipv4_addr_works() -> Result<()> {
         let network = Network::new()?;
-        let container = Container::run(Implementation::Unbound, &network)?;
+        let container = Container::run(&Implementation::Unbound, &network)?;
         let ipv4_addr = container.ipv4_addr();
 
         let output = container.output(&["ping", "-c1", &format!("{ipv4_addr}")])?;
@@ -335,7 +354,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn cp_works() -> Result<()> {
         let network = Network::new()?;
-        let container = Container::run(Implementation::Unbound, &network)?;
+        let container = Container::run(&Implementation::Unbound, &network)?;
 
         let path = "/tmp/somefile";
         let contents = "hello";
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/container/network.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/container/network.rs
index 4199f9ee..7e9f81b1 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/container/network.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/container/network.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ mod tests {
         let network = Network::new().expect("Failed to create network");
         let network_name = network.name().to_string();
         let container =
-            Container::run(Implementation::Unbound, &network).expect("Failed to start container");
+            Container::run(&Implementation::Unbound, &network).expect("Failed to start container");
 
         assert!(exists_network(&network_name));
         drop(network);
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile b/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
index d2edd1a9..4cedaf46 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y \
         tshark
 
-RUN cargo install hickory-dns --version 0.24.0 --features recursor --debug
+COPY ./src /usr/src/hickory
+RUN cargo install --path /usr/src/hickory/bin --features recursor --debug
 env RUST_LOG=debug
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/lib.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/lib.rs
index 6c9d32e8..82d90851 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ mod trust_anchor;
 pub mod tshark;
 pub mod zone_file;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum Implementation {
     Unbound,
-    Hickory,
+    Hickory { url: String },
 }
 
 impl Implementation {
     fn dockerfile(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
             Implementation::Unbound => include_str!("docker/unbound.Dockerfile"),
-            Implementation::Hickory => include_str!("docker/hickory.Dockerfile"),
+            Implementation::Hickory { .. } => include_str!("docker/hickory.Dockerfile"),
         }
     }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ impl Implementation {
                 static UNBOUND_ONCE: Once = Once::new();
                 &UNBOUND_ONCE
             }
-            Implementation::Hickory => {
+
+            Implementation::Hickory { .. } => {
                 static HICKORY_ONCE: Once = Once::new();
                 &HICKORY_ONCE
             }
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Implementation {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         let s = match self {
             Implementation::Unbound => "unbound",
-            Implementation::Hickory => "hickory",
+            Implementation::Hickory { .. } => "hickory",
         };
         f.write_str(s)
     }
@@ -67,10 +68,20 @@ impl fmt::Display for Implementation {
 
 pub fn subject() -> Implementation {
     if let Ok(subject) = std::env::var("DNS_TEST_SUBJECT") {
-        match subject.as_str() {
-            "hickory" => Implementation::Hickory,
-            "unbound" => Implementation::Unbound,
-            _ => panic!("unknown implementation: {subject}"),
+        if subject == "unbound" {
+            return Implementation::Unbound;
+        }
+
+        if subject.starts_with("hickory") {
+            if let Some(url) = subject.strip_prefix("hickory ") {
+                Implementation::Hickory {
+                    url: url.to_string(),
+                }
+            } else {
+                panic!("the syntax of DNS_TEST_SUBJECT is 'hickory $URL', e.g. 'hickory /tmp/hickory' or 'hickory https://github.com/owner/repo'")
+            }
+        } else {
+            panic!("unknown implementation: {subject}")
         }
     } else {
         Implementation::default()
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/name_server.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/name_server.rs
index 66bbb1bf..8033b676 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/name_server.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/name_server.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl<'a> NameServer<'a, Stopped> {
         });
 
         Ok(Self {
-            container: Container::run(Implementation::Unbound, network)?,
+            container: Container::run(&Implementation::Unbound, network)?,
             zone_file,
             state: Stopped,
         })
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/resolver.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/resolver.rs
index 02e40721..091e59b1 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/resolver.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/resolver.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Resolver {
             "must configure at least one local root server"
         );
 
-        let container = Container::run(implementation, network)?;
+        let container = Container::run(&implementation, network)?;
 
         let mut hints = String::new();
         for root in roots {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl Resolver {
                 )?;
             }
 
-            Implementation::Hickory => {
+            Implementation::Hickory { .. } => {
                 container.status_ok(&["mkdir", "-p", "/etc/hickory"])?;
 
                 container.cp("/etc/hickory/root.hints", &hints)?;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
         let command: &[_] = match implementation {
             Implementation::Unbound => &["unbound", "-d"],
-            Implementation::Hickory => &["hickory-dns", "-d"],
+            Implementation::Hickory { .. } => &["hickory-dns", "-d"],
         };
         let child = container.spawn(command)?;