diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ffa062bf..615a02da 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 FROM node:22-alpine as build-stage
 # make the 'app' folder the current working directory
 WORKDIR /app
-# copy project files and folders to the current working directory (i.e. 'app' folder)
-COPY . ./
 # config node options
 ENV NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192
-# config pnpm, install dependencies and build
+# config pnpm, install dependencies
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml* ./
 RUN npm install pnpm@9.x -g && \
-    pnpm install && \
-    pnpm build
+    pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+# copy project files and folders to the current working directory (i.e. 'app' folder)
+COPY . ./
+# build the project
+RUN pnpm build
 RUN echo "build successful  🎉 🎉 🎉"