diff --git a/cmd/backup/main.go b/cmd/backup/main.go
index e8815af..5326039 100644
--- a/cmd/backup/main.go
+++ b/cmd/backup/main.go
@@ -356,7 +356,10 @@ func (s *script) takeBackup() error {
 			s.logger.Infof("Removed snapshot `%s`.", backupSources)
 			return nil
 		})
-		if err := copy.Copy(s.c.BackupSources, backupSources, copy.Options{PreserveTimes: true}); err != nil {
+		if err := copy.Copy(s.c.BackupSources, backupSources, copy.Options{
+			PreserveTimes: true,
+			PreserveOwner: true,
+		}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("takeBackup: error creating snapshot: %w", err)
 		}
 		s.logger.Infof("Created snapshot of `%s` at `%s`.", s.c.BackupSources, backupSources)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 39b90cf..a382a04 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/leekchan/timeutil v0.0.0-20150802142658-28917288c48d
 	github.com/m90/targz v0.0.0-20210904082215-2e9a4529a615
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.16
-	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.6.0
+	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.7.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210817164053-32db794688a5
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1aee521..8274c8a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -504,13 +504,13 @@ github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools v0.0.0-20181011054405-1d69bd0f9c39/go.mo
 github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.6.0/go.mod h1:VVGKuOLlE7v4PJyT6h7mNWvq1rzqiriPsEqVhc+svHE=
 github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.8.0/go.mod h1:RScLhm78qiWa2gbVCcGkC7tCGdgk3ogry1nUQF8Evvo=
 github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.8.2/go.mod h1:MUIHuUEvKB1wtJjQdOyYRgOnLD2xAPP8dBsCoU0KuF8=
-github.com/otiai10/copy v1.6.0 h1:IinKAryFFuPONZ7cm6T6E2QX/vcJwSnlaA5lfoaXIiQ=
-github.com/otiai10/copy v1.6.0/go.mod h1:XWfuS3CrI0R6IE0FbgHsEazaXO8G0LpMp9o8tos0x4E=
+github.com/otiai10/copy v1.7.0 h1:hVoPiN+t+7d2nzzwMiDHPSOogsWAStewq3TwU05+clE=
+github.com/otiai10/copy v1.7.0/go.mod h1:rmRl6QPdJj6EiUqXQ/4Nn2lLXoNQjFCQbbNrxgc/t3U=
 github.com/otiai10/curr v0.0.0-20150429015615-9b4961190c95/go.mod h1:9qAhocn7zKJG+0mI8eUu6xqkFDYS2kb2saOteoSB3cE=
 github.com/otiai10/curr v1.0.0/go.mod h1:LskTG5wDwr8Rs+nNQ+1LlxRjAtTZZjtJW4rMXl6j4vs=
 github.com/otiai10/mint v1.3.0/go.mod h1:F5AjcsTsWUqX+Na9fpHb52P8pcRX2CI6A3ctIT91xUo=
-github.com/otiai10/mint v1.3.2 h1:VYWnrP5fXmz1MXvjuUvcBrXSjGE6xjON+axB/UrpO3E=
-github.com/otiai10/mint v1.3.2/go.mod h1:/yxELlJQ0ufhjUwhshSj+wFjZ78CnZ48/1wtmBH1OTc=
+github.com/otiai10/mint v1.3.3 h1:7JgpsBaN0uMkyju4tbYHu0mnM55hNKVYLsXmwr15NQI=
+github.com/otiai10/mint v1.3.3/go.mod h1:/yxELlJQ0ufhjUwhshSj+wFjZ78CnZ48/1wtmBH1OTc=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5z9KED0ma1S8pY6P1sdut58dfprrGBbd/94hg7ilaic=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1/go.mod h1:T2/BmBdy8dvIRq1a/8aqjN41wvWlN4lrapLU/GW4pbc=
 github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:uqqh8zWWbv1HBMNONnaR/tNboyR3/BZd58JJSHlUSCU=