diff --git a/.gitea/README.md b/.gitea/README.md
index 068fd1c..d769588 100644
--- a/.gitea/README.md
+++ b/.gitea/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Job **changes** вычисляет два флага:
 Требования к runner:
 
 - Метка `ubuntu-latest` (или измените `runs-on` под свои labels).
-- Job `bird2` ставит пакет **bird2** через `apt-get` на самом runner и вызывает `bird -c … -p` по файлам в checkout (без вложенного Docker: иначе bind-mount `/workspace/...` часто не виден демону Docker на хосте).
+- Job `bird2` собирает **BIRD 2.14** из исходников (тот же скрипт, что в `deploy/docker/bird/bird-from-source.sh`, что и в образах) и вызывает `bird -c … -p` по файлам в checkout (без вложенного Docker: иначе bind-mount `/workspace/...` часто не виден демону Docker на хосте).
 - Job **docker-images** требует **Docker** и (для push) доступ к Container Registry Gitea с runner’а.
 
 ## Сборка и публикация образов (`docker-images`)
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index a9d3870..b8bd07e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ jobs:
               web/README.md)                               ;; # doc-only
               web/*)                                       web=true ;;
               deploy/bird/*)                               bird_conf=true ;;
+              deploy/docker/bird/*)                        docker_bird=true; docker_go=true ;;
               deploy/docker/gobinary/*)                    docker_go=true ;;
               deploy/docker/evobgp-agent/*)                docker_go=true ;;
               deploy/docker/evobgp-web/*)                  docker_web=true ;;
@@ -146,15 +147,25 @@ jobs:
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bird2:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [go]
+    needs: [changes, go]
+    if: >-
+      always() &&
+      needs.changes.result == 'success' &&
+      needs.go.result != 'failure' &&
+      (needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true' ||
+       needs.changes.outputs.bird_conf == 'true' ||
+       needs.changes.outputs.docker_bird == 'true' ||
+       needs.changes.outputs.docker_go == 'true')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install bird2
+      - name: Install BIRD from source (2.14, как в контейнерах)
         run: |
           set -euxo pipefail
           if command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then SUDO=sudo; else SUDO=""; fi
           $SUDO apt-get update -qq
-          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive $SUDO apt-get install -y -qq bird2
+          $SUDO cp deploy/docker/bird/bird-from-source.sh /tmp/bird-from-source.sh
+          $SUDO chmod +x /tmp/bird-from-source.sh
+          $SUDO env BIRD_VERSION=2.14 bash /tmp/bird-from-source.sh
           bird --version
       - name: bird -p on all scenario bird.conf files
         env:
diff --git a/deploy/docker/bird/bird-from-source.sh b/deploy/docker/bird/bird-from-source.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df8b7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/docker/bird/bird-from-source.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Сборка BIRD из официального tarball (версия задаётся BIRD_VERSION, по умолчанию 2.14).
+# Запуск от root (Docker) или через sudo на хосте. Префикс установки: /usr/local.
+set -eu
+BIRD_VERSION="${BIRD_VERSION:-2.14}"
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+	build-essential \
+	ca-certificates \
+	curl \
+	flex \
+	bison \
+	libncurses-dev \
+	libreadline-dev
+
+cd /tmp
+rm -rf "bird-${BIRD_VERSION}"
+curl -fsSL "https://bird.network.cz/download/bird-${BIRD_VERSION}.tar.gz" | tar xz
+cd "bird-${BIRD_VERSION}"
+./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-client
+make -j"$(nproc)"
+make install
+cd /
+rm -rf "/tmp/bird-${BIRD_VERSION}"
+
+apt-get purge -y build-essential flex bison libncurses-dev libreadline-dev
+apt-get autoremove -y
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libreadline8 libtinfo6
+rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/deploy/docker/bird2/Dockerfile b/deploy/docker/bird2/Dockerfile
index 3684a01..9478644 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/bird2/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/docker/bird2/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-# BIRD 2 alongside evobgp-agent; share /etc/bird with the agent container (plan §4.1).
+# BIRD 2.14+ из исходников (пакет Debian bookworm слишком старый).
+# Сборка: из корня репозитория: docker build -f deploy/docker/bird2/Dockerfile .
+FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/debian:bookworm-slim AS bird-build
+ARG BIRD_VERSION=2.14
+COPY deploy/docker/bird/bird-from-source.sh /tmp/bird-from-source.sh
+RUN chmod +x /tmp/bird-from-source.sh && BIRD_VERSION="${BIRD_VERSION}" /tmp/bird-from-source.sh
+
 FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/debian:bookworm-slim
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends bird2 \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libreadline8 libtinfo6 \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+COPY --from=bird-build /usr/local/sbin/bird /usr/local/sbin/bird
+COPY --from=bird-build /usr/local/sbin/birdc /usr/local/sbin/birdc
 COPY deploy/bird/bird.conf /etc/bird/bird.conf
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/bird/bird.d
 EXPOSE 179
-# Foreground for Docker; configs on shared volume override this file at runtime.
 CMD ["bird", "-f", "-c", "/etc/bird/bird.conf"]
diff --git a/deploy/docker/evobgp-agent/Dockerfile b/deploy/docker/evobgp-agent/Dockerfile
index 2875af8..036fc25 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/evobgp-agent/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/docker/evobgp-agent/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# evobgp-agent CLI (parse-check, birdc configure); install bird2 so `bird -p` matches bird2 image (plan §13).
+# evobgp-agent + BIRD 2.14+ (bird/birdc) из исходников — совпадает с образом evobgp-bird2.
 # См. gobinary/Dockerfile — ECR Public вместо прямого pull с Docker Hub (устойчивость CI).
 FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.22-bookworm AS build
 WORKDIR /src
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@ COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 COPY . .
 RUN go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /out/evobgp-agent ./cmd/evobgp-agent
 
+FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/debian:bookworm-slim AS bird-build
+ARG BIRD_VERSION=2.14
+COPY deploy/docker/bird/bird-from-source.sh /tmp/bird-from-source.sh
+RUN chmod +x /tmp/bird-from-source.sh && BIRD_VERSION="${BIRD_VERSION}" /tmp/bird-from-source.sh
+
 FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/debian:bookworm-slim
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends bird2 ca-certificates \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libreadline8 libtinfo6 ca-certificates \
+	&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+COPY --from=bird-build /usr/local/sbin/bird /usr/local/sbin/bird
+COPY --from=bird-build /usr/local/sbin/birdc /usr/local/sbin/birdc
 COPY --from=build /out/evobgp-agent /usr/local/bin/evobgp-agent
 WORKDIR /etc/bird
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/evobgp-agent"]
diff --git a/deploy/docker/gobinary/Dockerfile b/deploy/docker/gobinary/Dockerfile
index a35c41a..125d126 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/gobinary/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/docker/gobinary/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Универсальная сборка бинаря из cmd/* (ARG BIN=evobgp-api | evobgp-all).
-# INSTALL_BIRDC=1 ставит bird2 в рантайм-образ для EVOBGP_BIRDC_SOCKET (poll метрик birdc).
+# INSTALL_BIRDC=1 собирает BIRD 2.14 из исходников (birdc) для EVOBGP_BIRDC_SOCKET; иначе пакет Debian не используется.
 # Базовые образы из ECR Public (официальное зеркало library/*), чтобы CI не зависел от auth.docker.io.
 FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.22-bookworm AS build
 WORKDIR /src
@@ -11,8 +11,16 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /out/evobgp ./cmd/${BIN
 
 FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/debian:bookworm-slim
 ARG INSTALL_BIRDC=0
+ARG BIRD_VERSION=2.14
+COPY deploy/docker/bird/bird-from-source.sh /tmp/bird-from-source.sh
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates \
-  && if [ "$INSTALL_BIRDC" = "1" ]; then apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends bird2; fi \
+  && if [ "$INSTALL_BIRDC" = "1" ]; then \
+    chmod +x /tmp/bird-from-source.sh \
+    && BIRD_VERSION="${BIRD_VERSION}" /tmp/bird-from-source.sh \
+    && rm -f /tmp/bird-from-source.sh; \
+  else \
+    rm -f /tmp/bird-from-source.sh; \
+  fi \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY --from=build /out/evobgp /usr/local/bin/evobgp
 EXPOSE 8080