diff --git a/be/Dockerfile.prod b/be/Dockerfile.prod
index 12631b9..e5f060a 100644
--- a/be/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/be/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1
 
 # Install system dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+# Use apk for Alpine Linux instead of apt-get
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
     gcc \
     build-essential \
     libpq-dev \
-    curl \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    curl
 
 # Create non-root user
 RUN groupadd -r appuser && useradd -r -g appuser appuser
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", \
     "--port", "8000", \
     "--workers", "8", \
     "--access-log", \
-    "--log-level", "info"] 
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+    "--log-level", "info"]
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