diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md
index de1c9ee81e5c..8f779d95c29d 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/README.md
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ airbyte-ci connectors --language=low-code migrate-to-manifest-only
 
 | Version | PR                                                         | Description                                                                                                                  |
 | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 4.46.3  | [#49465](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/49465)  | Fix `--use-local-cdk` on rootless connectors.                                                                                |
 | 4.46.2  | [#49136](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/49136)  | Fix failed install of python components due to non-root permissions.                                                         |
 | 4.46.1  | [#49146](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/49146)  | Update `crane` image address as the one we were using has been deleted by the maintainer.                                    |
 | 4.46.0  | [#48790](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/48790)  | Add unit tests step for manifest-only connectors                                                                             |
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/airbyte_ci/connectors/test/steps/manifest_only_connectors.py b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/airbyte_ci/connectors/test/steps/manifest_only_connectors.py
index 8c8b74e15511..c41ed2652a28 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/airbyte_ci/connectors/test/steps/manifest_only_connectors.py
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/airbyte_ci/connectors/test/steps/manifest_only_connectors.py
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ async def install_testing_environment(
             ["ln", "-s", "/source-declarative-manifest", connector_path]
         )
 
-        # Specify the root user for installation of dependencies.
-        # This is necessary to install poetry dependencies in rootless containers.
-        test_environment = test_environment.with_user("root")
-
         return await super().install_testing_environment(
             test_environment,
             test_config_file_name,
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/dagger/actions/python/common.py b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/dagger/actions/python/common.py
index 59418b7c1826..22e11f22619b 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/dagger/actions/python/common.py
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/dagger/actions/python/common.py
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ def apply_python_development_overrides(context: ConnectorContext, connector_cont
                 # TODO: Consider moving to Poetry-native installation:
                 # ["poetry", "add", cdk_mount_dir]
             )
+            # Switch back to the original user
+            .with_user(current_user)
         )
     elif context.use_cdk_ref:
         cdk_ref = context.use_cdk_ref
@@ -281,12 +283,16 @@ def apply_python_development_overrides(context: ConnectorContext, connector_cont
 
         context.logger.info("Using CDK ref: '{cdk_ref}'")
         # Install the airbyte-cdk package from provided ref
-        connector_container = connector_container.with_exec(
-            [
-                "pip",
-                "install",
-                f"git+https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte-python-cdk.git#{cdk_ref}",
-            ],
+        connector_container = (
+            connector_container.with_user("root")
+            .with_exec(
+                [
+                    "pip",
+                    "install",
+                    f"git+https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte-python-cdk.git#{cdk_ref}",
+                ],
+            )
+            .with_user(current_user)
         )
     return connector_container
 
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/helpers/utils.py b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/helpers/utils.py
index a7e0546f2fd6..8ab32e8754e3 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/helpers/utils.py
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pipelines/helpers/utils.py
@@ -376,11 +376,15 @@ def dagger_directory_as_zip_file(dagger_client: Client, directory: Directory, di
     )
 
 
-async def raise_if_not_user(container: Container, user: str) -> None:
+async def raise_if_not_user(container: Container, expected_user: str) -> None:
     """Raise an error if the container is not running as the specified user.
 
     Args:
         container (Container): The container to check.
-        user (str): The user to check.
+        expected_user (str): The expected user.
     """
-    assert (await container.with_exec(["whoami"]).stdout()).strip() == user, f"Container is not running as {user}."
+    actual_user = (await container.with_exec(["whoami"]).stdout()).strip()
+
+    assert (
+        actual_user == expected_user
+    ), f"Container is not running as the expected user '{expected_user}', it is running as '{actual_user}'."
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pyproject.toml b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pyproject.toml
index ca78405e886d..55a989a92007 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pyproject.toml
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/pipelines/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pipelines"
-version = "4.46.2"
+version = "4.46.3"
 description = "Packaged maintained by the connector operations team to perform CI for connectors' pipelines"
 authors = ["Airbyte <contact@airbyte.io>"]