diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 810c83e36..5d898e1d2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RUN  apk upgrade && apk add git npm && \
 npm ci && npm run package && \
 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/axllent/mailpit/config.Version=${VERSION}" -o /mailpit
 
-FROM alpine:latest
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian13:nonroot
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Mailpit" \
   org.opencontainers.image.description="An email and SMTP testing tool with API for developers" \
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Mailpit" \
 
 COPY --from=builder /mailpit /mailpit
 
-RUN apk upgrade --no-cache && apk add --no-cache tzdata
-
 EXPOSE 1025/tcp 1110/tcp 8025/tcp
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=15s --start-period=10s --start-interval=1s CMD ["/mailpit", "readyz"]