diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index db57f9ac..dd9e29b8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@ ENV PUBLIC_URL=$PUBLIC_URL_ARG
 RUN apt-get -y update
 RUN apt-get install -y gdal-bin libgdal-dev python3-pip python3-gdal
 
-# Use Python3 for python
-RUN rm /usr/bin/python && ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
-
 # Create app directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # Install app dependencies
 COPY python-requirements.txt ./
-RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip && python -m pip install -r ./python-requirements.txt
+RUN rm /usr/lib/python*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED && \
+    pip3 install -r ./python-requirements.txt
+
+# Use python3 for python
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
 
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install
diff --git a/python-requirements.txt b/python-requirements.txt
index 247ed0cf..a9ced2c7 100644
--- a/python-requirements.txt
+++ b/python-requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-numpy==1.21.6
+numpy==1.26.4
 spiceypy==5.1.2
 pymap3d==3.0.1
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