diff --git a/changes/213.changed b/changes/213.changed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef6ff17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/213.changed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `apt update` to docker user images to limit vulnerabilities.
diff --git a/substrafl/remote/register/register.py b/substrafl/remote/register/register.py
index 207a20a5..acfdc4a1 100644
--- a/substrafl/remote/register/register.py
+++ b/substrafl/remote/register/register.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 DOCKERFILE_TEMPLATE = """
 FROM {docker_image}
 
+# update image
+RUN apt update -y
+
 # install dependencies
 RUN python{python_version} -m pip install -U pip
 
diff --git a/tests/remote/register/test_register.py b/tests/remote/register/test_register.py
index 0005e844..db867616 100644
--- a/tests/remote/register/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/remote/register/test_register.py
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ def test_create_dockerfile(tmp_path, mocker, local_installable_module):
     expected_dockerfile = f"""
 FROM substratools-mocked
 
+# update image
+RUN apt update -y
+
 # install dependencies
 RUN python{python_version} -m pip install -U pip