diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ccdfbf2303..b89a431521 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
   # 3. Build image with BOTH latest and version tags
     # i.e. `docker build -t sherlock/sherlock:0.16.0 -t sherlock/sherlock:latest .`
 
-FROM python:3.12-slim-bullseye AS build
-WORKDIR /sherlock
-
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
-
 FROM python:3.12-slim-bullseye
 WORKDIR /sherlock
 
@@ -24,7 +19,8 @@ LABEL org.label-schema.vcs-ref=$VCS_REF \
       org.label-schema.version=$VERSION_TAG \
       website="https://sherlockproject.xyz"
 
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir sherlock-project==$VERSION_TAG
+RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip3 install --no-cache-dir sherlock-project==$VERSION_TAG
 
 WORKDIR /sherlock