diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b323c5d..48152c0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:16.04
-# minimal docker file to get sp and sf running on ubunty 16.04 image,
-# using gdal/geos/proj from ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable
-# From https://github.com/r-spatial/sf/blob/main/inst/docker/base/Dockerfile
+FROM rocker/verse
 
 ADD Rprofile.site /usr/lib/R/etc/Rprofile.site