diff --git a/packages/nocodb/Dockerfile b/packages/nocodb/Dockerfile
index 9e9b555004..673759a563 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/nocodb/Dockerfile
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ RUN cp $GOPATH/bin/litestream /usr/src/lt
 ###########
 # Builder
 ###########
-FROM node:12 as builder
+FROM node:16.17.0-alpine3.15 as builder
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
+# install node-gyp dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
+
 # Copy application dependency manifests to the container image.
 # A wildcard is used to ensure both package.json AND package-lock.json are copied.
 # Copying this separately prevents re-running npm ci on every code change.
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ COPY ./docker/start-litestream.sh /usr/src/appEntry/start.sh
 # install production dependencies,
 # reduce node_module size with modclean & removing sqlite deps,
 # package built code into app.tar.gz & add execute permission to start.sh
-RUN npm ci --production --quiet \
+RUN npm ci --omit=dev --quiet \
     && npx modclean --patterns="default:*" --ignore="nc-lib-gui/**,dayjs/**,express-status-monitor/**" --run  \
     && rm -rf ./node_modules/sqlite3/deps \
     && tar -czf ../appEntry/app.tar.gz ./* \
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ RUN npm ci --production --quiet \
 ##########
 # Runner
 ##########
-FROM alpine:3.12
+FROM alpine:3.15
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 ENV NC_DOCKER 0.6