diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 317d94a..f708a7b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 # build ui #
 ############
 
-FROM node:lts AS build-ui
+ARG NODE_VERSION=lts
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12-slim
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION} AS build-ui
 
 # env setup
 WORKDIR /usr/local/src/ovdashboard_ui
@@ -19,10 +21,8 @@ RUN yarn build --dest /tmp/ovdashboard_ui/html
 # web app #
 ###########
 
-FROM tiangolo/uvicorn-gunicorn:python3.12-slim AS production
-
-# add prepared ovdashboard_ui
-COPY --from=build-ui /tmp/ovdashboard_ui /usr/local/share/ovdashboard_ui
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION
+FROM tiangolo/uvicorn-gunicorn:python${PYTHON_VERSION} AS production
 
 # env setup
 WORKDIR /usr/local/src/ovdashboard_api
@@ -46,5 +46,8 @@ RUN set -ex; \
   # install ovdashboard_api
   python -m pip --no-cache-dir install ./
 
+# add prepared ovdashboard_ui
+COPY --from=build-ui /tmp/ovdashboard_ui /usr/local/share/ovdashboard_ui
+
 # run as unprivileged user
 USER nobody