diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8d9c265..0eb7f8c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
-FROM node:19-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 ENV PORT 8080
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
+
 RUN apk add --no-cache git
+RUN apt-get update
 COPY . .
+
+
+# Create a user for improved security
+RUN addgroup -S usergroup
+RUN adduser -S -D -h /usr/app/src appuser usergroup
+RUN chown -R appuser:usergroup /usr/app
+USER appuser
+
 EXPOSE 8080
 CMD ["npm", "start", "--no-update-notifier"]
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