diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 77ac5c5..9c43145 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock /src/orpheus/
 WORKDIR /src/orpheus
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-&& apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential \
+&& apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential==12.9 \
 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
 && pip install --no-cache-dir poetry==1.7.1 \
 && poetry install