diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 297baa8..de69a81 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-FROM node:23-alpine3.21
+FROM node:24-alpine
 RUN apk upgrade --update-cache --available
 
 ARG VERSION
-LABEL version=${VERSION}} description="BadgeDex"
+LABEL version=${VERSION} description="BadgeDex"
 ENV APP_VERSION=${VERSION}
 
 # Create a group and user && Create directory for files
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ USER badgedex
 COPY --chown=badgedex:badgedex . .
 
 #Install dependencies
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm ci --only=production
 
 # Expose API port
 EXPOSE 3000
diff --git a/src/lib/version.js b/src/lib/version.js
index 3d519af..f53a678 100644
--- a/src/lib/version.js
+++ b/src/lib/version.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 
 
 const version = () => {
-    if (process.env.VERSION) {
-        return process.env.VERSION;
+    if (process.env.APP_VERSION) {
+        return process.env.APP_VERSION;
     }
     // Fallback to reading from a VERSION file
     const versionPath = require('path').resolve(__dirname, '../../VERSION');