diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f4c60af0d..bab1e441a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Base
-FROM node:18-alpine AS base
-ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+FROM node:22-alpine AS base
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 
 
 # Dependencies
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY package*.json ./
 COPY src/server/prisma ./src/server/prisma
 
+# link ssl3 for latest Alpine
+RUN sh -c '[ ! -e /lib/libssl.so.3 ] && ln -s /usr/lib/libssl.so.3 /lib/libssl.so.3 || echo "Link already exists"'
+
 # Install dependencies, including dev (release builds should use npm ci)
-ENV NODE_ENV development
+ENV NODE_ENV=development
 RUN npm ci
 
 
@@ -28,8 +31,11 @@ ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_GA4_MEASUREMENT_ID=${NEXT_PUBLIC_GA4_MEASUREMENT_ID}
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY . .
 
+# link ssl3 for latest Alpine
+RUN sh -c '[ ! -e /lib/libssl.so.3 ] && ln -s /usr/lib/libssl.so.3 /lib/libssl.so.3 || echo "Link already exists"'
+
 # Build the application
-ENV NODE_ENV production
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
 RUN npm run build
 
 # Reduce installed packages to production-only
@@ -51,8 +57,8 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/src/server/prisma ./src/server/prisma
 
 # Minimal ENV for production
-ENV NODE_ENV production
-ENV PATH $PATH:/app/node_modules/.bin
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV PATH=$PATH:/app/node_modules/.bin
 
 # Run as non-root user
 USER nextjs