diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 41f3a18..53b7a68 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-FROM python:3.11.4-alpine3.18
+FROM python:alpine3.19
 COPY . /halfapi
 WORKDIR /halfapi
-RUN apk update > /dev/null && apk add git > /dev/null
-RUN pip install gunicorn uvicorn
-RUN pip install .
-CMD gunicorn halfapi.app
-
+ENV VENV_DIR=/opt/venv
+RUN mkdir -p $VENV_DIR
+RUN python -m venv $VENV_DIR
+RUN $VENV_DIR/bin/pip install gunicorn uvicorn
+RUN $VENV_DIR/bin/pip install .
+RUN ln -s $VENV_DIR/bin/halfapi /usr/local/bin/
+CMD $VENV_DIR/bin/gunicorn halfapi.app