diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 702bfd2..818b40e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-FROM node:23-slim
+FROM node:24-slim AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
+# Copy dependency files first
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install production dependencies only
+RUN npm ci --only=production && npm cache clean --force
+
+FROM node:24-slim
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/node_modules ./node_modules
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . .
+
 EXPOSE 3000
 
-COPY package.json /usr/src/app/package.json
-
-RUN npm install
-
-USER node
-
-COPY . /usr/src/app/
-
 CMD ["npm", "start"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5f628f..19b95fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "no-as-service",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "A lightweight API that returns random rejection or no reasons.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {