diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b5e0804a..2c8c4610 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -61,19 +61,32 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y curl libpq-dev libvips libjemalloc2 libyaml-dev && \
     apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+ENV USERNAME=rails_api_base
+ENV USER_UID=1000
+ENV USER_GID=1000
+
+# Create a rootless user.
+RUN groupadd --gid "$USER_GID" "$USERNAME" && \
+    useradd --uid "$USER_UID" --gid "$USER_GID" -m "$USERNAME"
+
 # Create app directory.
-RUN mkdir -p "${APP_HOME}"
+RUN mkdir -p "${APP_HOME}" && chown -R "$USERNAME:$USERNAME" "$APP_HOME" && chmod -R 700 "$APP_HOME"
+
+# Change to the rootless user.
+USER "$USERNAME"
 
 # Setup work directory.
-WORKDIR $APP_HOME
+WORKDIR "$APP_HOME"
 
 # Copy everything from the builder image
-COPY --link . .
-COPY --from=builder $APP_HOME/public/ $APP_HOME/public/
-COPY --from=builder $APP_HOME/tmp/ $APP_HOME/tmp/
-COPY --from=builder $APP_HOME/vendor/ $APP_HOME/vendor/
+COPY --link --chown="$USERNAME:$USERNAME" --chmod=700 . .
+COPY --from=builder --chown="$USERNAME:$USERNAME" --chmod=700 "$APP_HOME/public/" "$APP_HOME/public/"
+COPY --from=builder --chown="$USERNAME:$USERNAME" --chmod=700 "$APP_HOME/tmp/" "$APP_HOME/tmp/"
+COPY --from=builder --chown="$USERNAME:$USERNAME" --chmod=700 "$APP_HOME/vendor/" "$APP_HOME/vendor/"
 
+USER root
 RUN ln -s /usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/libjemalloc.so.2 /usr/lib/libjemalloc.so.2
+USER "$USERNAME"
 
 # Deployment options
 ENV RAILS_LOG_TO_STDOUT=true
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index 30916f82..7f6351a6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -20,24 +20,35 @@ ENV WORK_ROOT=/src
 ENV APP_HOME=$WORK_ROOT/app/
 ENV LANG=C.UTF-8
 
+ENV USERNAME=rails_api_base
+ENV USER_UID=1000
+ENV USER_GID=1000
+
+# Create a rootless user.
+RUN groupadd --gid "$USER_GID" "$USERNAME" && \
+    useradd --uid "$USER_UID" --gid "$USER_GID" -m "$USERNAME"
+
 # Create app directory.
-RUN mkdir -p $APP_HOME
+RUN mkdir -p "$APP_HOME" && chown -R "$USERNAME:$USERNAME" "$APP_HOME" && chmod -R 700 "$APP_HOME"
+
+# Change to the rootless user.
+USER "$USERNAME"
 
 # Setup work directory.
-WORKDIR $APP_HOME
+WORKDIR "$APP_HOME"
 
 RUN gem install foreman bundler
 
 # Copy dependencies files and install libraries.
-COPY --link package.json yarn.lock .yarnrc.yml ./
+COPY --link --chown="$USERNAME:$USERNAME" --chmod=700 package.json yarn.lock .yarnrc.yml ./
 
 RUN corepack enable
 RUN yarn install --immutable && yarn cache clean
 
-COPY --link Gemfile Gemfile.lock .ruby-version ./
+COPY --link --chown="$USERNAME:$USERNAME" --chmod=700 Gemfile Gemfile.lock .ruby-version ./
 RUN bundle install -j 4
 
-COPY --link . .
+COPY --link --chown="$USERNAME:$USERNAME" --chmod=700 . .
 
 RUN yarn build