diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sonar-scanner.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/sonar-scanner.yaml
index 5f3a5c6..88647e0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sonar-scanner.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sonar-scanner.yaml
@@ -16,13 +16,47 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin' # See 'Supported distributions' for available options
           java-version: '25'
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
-      - uses: SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action@v8
+
+      - name: Download SonarQube Scanner
         env:
-          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+          SONAR_SCANNER_VERSION: ${{ vars.SONAR_SCANNER_VERSION }}
+        run: |-
+          apk --no-cache add curl unzip;
+          curl --create-dirs -sSLo /tmp/sonar-scanner.zip https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonar-scanner-cli/sonar-scanner-cli-$SONAR_SCANNER_VERSION.zip;
+          unzip -o /tmp/sonar-scanner.zip -d /tmp/;
+
+      - name: Check if SonarQube Scanner is available
+        env:
+          SONAR_SCANNER_HOME: ${{ vars.SONAR_SCANNER_HOME }}
+        run: |-
+          test -f $SONAR_SCANNER_HOME/bin/sonar-scanner;
+
+      - name: Verify SonarQube Scanner installation
+        env:
+          SONAR_SCANNER_HOME: ${{ vars.SONAR_SCANNER_HOME }}
+        run: |-
+          apk --no-cache add openjdk21-jre openjdk21-jre-headless;
+          java -version;
+          $SONAR_SCANNER_HOME/bin/sonar-scanner --version
+
+      - name: Run sonar-scanner
+        env:
+          SONAR_SCANNER_HOME: ${{ vars.SONAR_SCANNER_HOME }}
           SONAR_HOST_URL: ${{ vars.SONAR_HOST_URL }}
+          SONAR_PROJECT_KEY: ${{ vars.SONAR_PROJECT_KEY }}
+          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+        run: |-
+          $SONAR_SCANNER_HOME/bin/sonar-scanner \
+            -Dsonar.projectKey=$SONAR_PROJECT_KEY \
+            -Dsonar.sources=. \
+            -Dsonar.host.url=$SONAR_HOST_URL \
+            -Dsonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=coverage/js/lcov.info \
+            -Dsonar.php.coverage.reportPaths=coverage/php-clover.xml
+
       # If you wish to fail your job when the Quality Gate is red, uncomment the
       # following lines. This would typically be used to fail a deployment.
       # - uses: SonarSource/sonarqube-quality-gate-action@v1