diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 20022b07a..58dcfa9ac 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RUN pip install redisvl==0.0.7 --no-deps
 # ensure pyjwt is used, not jwt
 RUN pip uninstall jwt -y
 RUN pip uninstall PyJWT -y
-RUN pip install PyJWT --no-cache-dir
+RUN pip install PyJWT==2.9.0 --no-cache-dir
 
 # Build Admin UI
 RUN chmod +x build_admin_ui.sh && ./build_admin_ui.sh
diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index 889cb3836..2cbebc38a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ 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/* 
+# Update dependencies and clean up
+RUN apk update && apk upgrade && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.database b/Dockerfile.database
index 7434f5533..ecfa16e72 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.database
+++ b/Dockerfile.database
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ RUN pip install redisvl==0.0.7 --no-deps
 # ensure pyjwt is used, not jwt
 RUN pip uninstall jwt -y
 RUN pip uninstall PyJWT -y
-RUN pip install PyJWT --no-cache-dir
+RUN pip install PyJWT==2.9.0 --no-cache-dir
 
 # Build Admin UI
 RUN chmod +x build_admin_ui.sh && ./build_admin_ui.sh
diff --git a/Dockerfile.non_root b/Dockerfile.non_root
index 464f9c2c7..c3aba4b65 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.non_root
+++ b/Dockerfile.non_root
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ RUN pip install redisvl==0.0.7 --no-deps
 # ensure pyjwt is used, not jwt
 RUN pip uninstall jwt -y
 RUN pip uninstall PyJWT -y
-RUN pip install PyJWT --no-cache-dir
+RUN pip install PyJWT==2.9.0 --no-cache-dir
 
 # Build Admin UI
 RUN chmod +x build_admin_ui.sh && ./build_admin_ui.sh
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 659dcdc47..c756370b3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ prometheus_client==0.20.0 # for /metrics endpoint on proxy
 orjson==3.9.15 # fast /embedding responses
 apscheduler==3.10.4 # for resetting budget in background 
 fastapi-sso==0.10.0 # admin UI, SSO
-pyjwt[crypto]==2.8.0
+pyjwt[crypto]==2.9.0
 python-multipart==0.0.9 # admin UI
 Pillow==10.3.0
 azure-ai-contentsafety==1.0.0 # for azure content safety