diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eccf7d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+inject-workspace-packages=true
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 265ad48..ec47ba6 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:18-alpine as builder
+FROM node:23-alpine as builder
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/ARGA-Genomes/arga-frontend"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="A container image running the frontend server"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="AGPL-3.0"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN npm install -g pnpm && pnpm install && pnpm build && pnpm --filter arga-frontend --prod deploy pruned
 
 
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:23-alpine
 WORKDIR /usr/src/arga-frontend
 
 EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/Containerfile-staging b/Containerfile-staging
index c777cbb..cf958f9 100644
--- a/Containerfile-staging
+++ b/Containerfile-staging
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:18-alpine as builder
+FROM node:23-alpine as builder
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/ARGA-Genomes/arga-frontend"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="A container image running the frontend server"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="AGPL-3.0"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN npm install -g pnpm && pnpm install && pnpm build:staging && pnpm --filter arga-frontend --staging deploy pruned
 
 
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:23-alpine
 WORKDIR /usr/src/arga-frontend
 
 EXPOSE 3000