diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c452c09ce..20022b07a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ RUN chmod +x build_admin_ui.sh && ./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/* 
+
 WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
 COPY . .
diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index 3a1b7fedd..889cb3836 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ 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/* 
+
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Copy the built wheel from the builder stage to the runtime stage; assumes only one wheel file is present
diff --git a/Dockerfile.database b/Dockerfile.database
index 1e849b13a..7434f5533 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.database
+++ b/Dockerfile.database
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ 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/* 
+
 WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
 COPY . .