diff --git a/prod.Dockerfile b/prod.Dockerfile
index d9a0c8e..f740b61 100644
--- a/prod.Dockerfile
+++ b/prod.Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 # The uv installer requires curl (and certificates) to download the release archive
 RUN apt-get update; \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl vim libprotobuf-c1; \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl vim libprotobuf-c1 build-essential; \
     apt-get autoremove --purge -y; \
     apt-get clean -y; \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/archives/*
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ COPY . /app
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
     uv sync --frozen --no-dev
 
+RUN apt-get purge -y --auto-remove build-essential; \
+    apt-get clean -y; \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/archives/*
+
 # Place executables in the environment at the front of the path
 ENV PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
 COPY ./entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh