diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 2e7e8471..e8db95e2 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created=$BUILD_DATE \
 # https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint/wiki/DL4006
 SHELL ["/bin/ash", "-eo", "pipefail", "-c"]
 
+
 # Install basepackages. Versions are "pinned" by using a pinned base image.
 # hadolint ignore=DL3018
 RUN apk update --no-cache && \
@@ -57,10 +58,11 @@ RUN apk update --no-cache && \
         tini \
         ttf-dejavu \
         openjdk${JAVA_VERSION} \
-        nodejs \
         unzip \
         wget \
         zip && \
+    # Install NodeJS only for openHAB 5 SNAPSHOT
+    if [ $(echo $version | grep -E '^5\..+-SNAPSHOT$') ]; then apk add --no-cache nodejs; fi && \
     chmod u+s /usr/sbin/arping && \
     rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*