diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fe57d94c8a..dd699c795b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 # Base image for building
-ARG LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE=python:3.13.1-slim
+ARG LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE=cgr.dev/chainguard/python:latest-dev
 
 # Runtime image
-ARG LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE=python:3.13.1-slim
+ARG LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE=cgr.dev/chainguard/python:latest-dev
 # Builder stage
 FROM $LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE AS builder
 
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+USER root
+
 # Install build dependencies
-RUN apt-get clean && apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y gcc python3-dev && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk add --no-cache gcc python3-dev openssl openssl-dev
+
 
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
     pip install build
@@ -49,8 +51,12 @@ RUN chmod +x docker/build_admin_ui.sh && ./docker/build_admin_ui.sh
 # Runtime stage
 FROM $LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE AS runtime
 
-# Update dependencies and clean up - handles debian security issue
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* 
+# Ensure runtime stage runs as root
+USER root
+
+# Install runtime dependencies
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk add --no-cache openssl
 
 WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.database b/docker/Dockerfile.database
index 5e660618a9..02eb286180 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.database
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.database
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 # Base image for building
-ARG LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE=python:3.13.1-slim
+ARG LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE=cgr.dev/chainguard/python:latest-dev
 
 # Runtime image
-ARG LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE=python:3.13.1-slim
+ARG LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE=cgr.dev/chainguard/python:latest-dev
 # Builder stage
 FROM $LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE AS builder
 
 # Set the working directory to /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
+USER root
+
 # Install build dependencies
-RUN apt-get clean && apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y gcc python3-dev && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk add --no-cache gcc python3-dev openssl openssl-dev
+
 
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
     pip install build
@@ -38,8 +40,12 @@ RUN pip wheel --no-cache-dir --wheel-dir=/wheels/ -r requirements.txt
 # Runtime stage
 FROM $LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE AS runtime
 
-# Update dependencies and clean up - handles debian security issue
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* 
+# Ensure runtime stage runs as root
+USER root
+
+# Install runtime dependencies
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk add --no-cache openssl
 
 WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app