diff --git a/deployment/base-images/Dockerfile.node-deps b/deployment/base-images/Dockerfile.node-deps
index d69b61949..d01245046 100644
--- a/deployment/base-images/Dockerfile.node-deps
+++ b/deployment/base-images/Dockerfile.node-deps
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # App Dockerfiles:
 #   COPY --from=metabuilder/base-node-deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 
-FROM node:20-alpine
+FROM node:20-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app