diff --git a/normalizer/core.py b/normalizer/core.py
index 522bce5..6053187 100644
--- a/normalizer/core.py
+++ b/normalizer/core.py
@@ -688,6 +688,11 @@ def normalize(
     )
     new_dockerfile.set_entrypoint(entrypoint_value)
 
+    if 'docarray' in meta and '__jina__.Dockerfile' not in str(dockerfile_path):
+        dockerfile.add_docarray_install(meta["docarray"])
+        if not dry_run:
+            dockerfile.dump(dockerfile_path)
+
     new_dockerfile_path = work_path / '__jina__.Dockerfile'
     if not dry_run:
         new_dockerfile.dump(new_dockerfile_path)
diff --git a/normalizer/docker/parser.py b/normalizer/docker/parser.py
index 20b267b..8d5533f 100644
--- a/normalizer/docker/parser.py
+++ b/normalizer/docker/parser.py
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ def add_pip_install(self):
             """
         )
 
+    def add_docarray_install(self, docArrayVersion):
+        instruction_template = dedent(
+            """\
+            RUN pip install --default-timeout=1000 --compile --no-cache-dir docarray=={0} # generated
+
+            """
+        )
+        content = instruction_template.format(docArrayVersion)
+        for instruction in self._parser.structure:
+            if instruction['instruction'] == 'ENTRYPOINT':
+                self._parser.add_lines_at(instruction['startline']-1, content, after=True)
+                break
+
     @property
     def is_multistage(self):
         return self._parser.is_multistage()
diff --git a/normalizer/resources/templates/dockerfile.base b/normalizer/resources/templates/dockerfile.base
index 9c78486..e6262c9 100644
--- a/normalizer/resources/templates/dockerfile.base
+++ b/normalizer/resources/templates/dockerfile.base
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ FROM ${ARG_BASE_IMAGE}
 
 ARG ARG_JINA_VERSION
 ARG ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION
+ARG ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION
 ARG ARG_BUILD_DATE
 # the following label use ARG hence will invalid the cache
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created=${ARG_BUILD_DATE} \
@@ -29,4 +30,7 @@ ENV JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF=1
 
 # Need to uninstall jina first when upgrading 2.x to 3.x
 # https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/issues/4194
-RUN pip uninstall -y jina && pip install --upgrade ${ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION}
\ No newline at end of file
+RUN pip uninstall -y jina && pip install --upgrade ${ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION}
+RUN if [ "$ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION" != "undefined" ] ; then \
+    pip uninstall -y docarray && pip install --upgrade docarray==${ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION} ; \
+    fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_8/Dockerfile b/tests/cases/executor_8/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c361b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_8/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM jinaai/jina:3.16.0
+
+COPY . /workspace
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["jina", "executor", "--uses", "config.yml"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_8/Dockerfile.expect b/tests/cases/executor_8/Dockerfile.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e31e830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_8/Dockerfile.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM jinaai/jina:3.16.0
+
+COPY . /workspace
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+RUN pip install --default-timeout=1000 --compile --no-cache-dir docarray==0.30.0 # generated
+ENTRYPOINT ["jina", "executor", "--uses", "config.yml"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_8/README.md b/tests/cases/executor_8/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07e688e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_8/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# executor_7
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_8/__jina__.Dockerfile b/tests/cases/executor_8/__jina__.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..944b60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_8/__jina__.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# This file is automatically generated by Jina executor normalizer plugin.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+
+# ATTENTION: ARG before FROM will be invalid in the statements after FROM tag
+ARG ARG_BASE_IMAGE
+FROM ${ARG_BASE_IMAGE}
+
+ARG ARG_JINA_VERSION
+ARG ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION
+ARG ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION
+ARG ARG_BUILD_DATE
+# the following label use ARG hence will invalid the cache
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created=${ARG_BUILD_DATE} \
+      org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION}" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.version=${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+      org.opencontainers.image.revision=refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION}
+
+# the following env use ARG hence will invalid the cache
+ENV JINA_VERSION=${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+    JINA_VCS_VERSION=refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+    JINA_BUILD_DATE=${ARG_BUILD_DATE}
+
+# There is a history bug in Jina core.
+# Both JINA_PIP_INSTALL_CORE and JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF were set no matter in any cases
+# https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/pull/3673
+RUN unset JINA_PIP_INSTALL_CORE && \
+    unset JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF
+
+ENV JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF=1
+
+# Need to uninstall jina first when upgrading 2.x to 3.x
+# https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/issues/4194
+RUN pip uninstall -y jina && pip install --upgrade ${ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION}
+RUN if [ "$ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION" != "undefined" ] ; then \
+    pip uninstall -y docarray && pip install --upgrade docarray==${ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION} ; \
+    fi
+ENTRYPOINT ["jina", "executor", "--uses", "config.yml"]
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_8/config.yml b/tests/cases/executor_8/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e62ba4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_8/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+jtype: executor_7
+metas:
+  py_modules:
+    - executor.py
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_8/executor.py b/tests/cases/executor_8/executor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9ae4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_8/executor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from jina import Executor, DocumentArray, requests
+
+
+class executor_7(Executor):
+    @requests
+    def foo(self, docs: DocumentArray, **kwargs):
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_8/requirements.txt b/tests/cases/executor_8/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_9/Dockerfile b/tests/cases/executor_9/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c361b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_9/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM jinaai/jina:3.16.0
+
+COPY . /workspace
+WORKDIR /workspace
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["jina", "executor", "--uses", "config.yml"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_9/Dockerfile.expect b/tests/cases/executor_9/Dockerfile.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..944b60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_9/Dockerfile.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# This file is automatically generated by Jina executor normalizer plugin.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+
+# ATTENTION: ARG before FROM will be invalid in the statements after FROM tag
+ARG ARG_BASE_IMAGE
+FROM ${ARG_BASE_IMAGE}
+
+ARG ARG_JINA_VERSION
+ARG ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION
+ARG ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION
+ARG ARG_BUILD_DATE
+# the following label use ARG hence will invalid the cache
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created=${ARG_BUILD_DATE} \
+      org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION}" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.version=${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+      org.opencontainers.image.revision=refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION}
+
+# the following env use ARG hence will invalid the cache
+ENV JINA_VERSION=${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+    JINA_VCS_VERSION=refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+    JINA_BUILD_DATE=${ARG_BUILD_DATE}
+
+# There is a history bug in Jina core.
+# Both JINA_PIP_INSTALL_CORE and JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF were set no matter in any cases
+# https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/pull/3673
+RUN unset JINA_PIP_INSTALL_CORE && \
+    unset JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF
+
+ENV JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF=1
+
+# Need to uninstall jina first when upgrading 2.x to 3.x
+# https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/issues/4194
+RUN pip uninstall -y jina && pip install --upgrade ${ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION}
+RUN if [ "$ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION" != "undefined" ] ; then \
+    pip uninstall -y docarray && pip install --upgrade docarray==${ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION} ; \
+    fi
+ENTRYPOINT ["jina", "executor", "--uses", "config.yml"]
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_9/README.md b/tests/cases/executor_9/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07e688e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_9/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# executor_7
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_9/__jina__.Dockerfile b/tests/cases/executor_9/__jina__.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..944b60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_9/__jina__.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# This file is automatically generated by Jina executor normalizer plugin.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+
+# ATTENTION: ARG before FROM will be invalid in the statements after FROM tag
+ARG ARG_BASE_IMAGE
+FROM ${ARG_BASE_IMAGE}
+
+ARG ARG_JINA_VERSION
+ARG ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION
+ARG ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION
+ARG ARG_BUILD_DATE
+# the following label use ARG hence will invalid the cache
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.created=${ARG_BUILD_DATE} \
+      org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/commit/refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION}" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.version=${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+      org.opencontainers.image.revision=refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION}
+
+# the following env use ARG hence will invalid the cache
+ENV JINA_VERSION=${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+    JINA_VCS_VERSION=refs/tags/${ARG_JINA_VERSION} \
+    JINA_BUILD_DATE=${ARG_BUILD_DATE}
+
+# There is a history bug in Jina core.
+# Both JINA_PIP_INSTALL_CORE and JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF were set no matter in any cases
+# https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/pull/3673
+RUN unset JINA_PIP_INSTALL_CORE && \
+    unset JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF
+
+ENV JINA_PIP_INSTALL_PERF=1
+
+# Need to uninstall jina first when upgrading 2.x to 3.x
+# https://github.com/jina-ai/jina/issues/4194
+RUN pip uninstall -y jina && pip install --upgrade ${ARG_PIP_JINA_VERSION}
+RUN if [ "$ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION" != "undefined" ] ; then \
+    pip uninstall -y docarray && pip install --upgrade docarray==${ARG_DOCARRAY_VERSION} ; \
+    fi
+ENTRYPOINT ["jina", "executor", "--uses", "config.yml"]
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_9/config.yml b/tests/cases/executor_9/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e62ba4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_9/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+jtype: executor_7
+metas:
+  py_modules:
+    - executor.py
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_9/executor.py b/tests/cases/executor_9/executor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9ae4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/executor_9/executor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from jina import Executor, DocumentArray, requests
+
+
+class executor_7(Executor):
+    @requests
+    def foo(self, docs: DocumentArray, **kwargs):
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/cases/executor_9/requirements.txt b/tests/cases/executor_9/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index fa10fe7..9909fb4 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -98,29 +98,49 @@ def test_get_executor_args(package_path, expected_path):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    'package_path, dockerfile_syntax',
+    'package_path, dockerfile_syntax, meta_dict, dockerfile_name',
     [
         (
             Path(__file__).parent / 'cases' / 'executor_1',
-            None
+            None,
+            {'jina': '2'},
+            'Dockerfile'
         ),
          (
             Path(__file__).parent / 'cases' / 'executor_2',
-            None
+            None,
+            {'jina': '2'},
+            'Dockerfile'
         ),
         (
             Path(__file__).parent / 'cases' / 'executor_6',
-            'jinahub/dockerfile:1.4.3-magic-shell'
+            'jinahub/dockerfile:1.4.3-magic-shell',
+            {'jina': '2'},
+            'Dockerfile'
         ),
         (
             Path(__file__).parent / 'cases' / 'executor_7',
-            'jinahub/dockerfile:1.4.3-magic-shell'
+            'jinahub/dockerfile:1.4.3-magic-shell',
+            {'jina': '2'},
+            'Dockerfile'
+        ),
+        (
+            Path(__file__).parent / 'cases' / 'executor_8',
+            None,
+            {'jina': '3.16.0', 'docarray': '0.30.0'},
+            'Dockerfile'
+        ),
+        (
+            Path(__file__).parent / 'cases' / 'executor_9',
+            None,
+            {'jina': '3.16.0', 'docarray': '0.30.0'},
+            '__jina__.Dockerfile'
         ),
     ],
 )
-def test_compare_dockerfile_syntax(package_path, dockerfile_syntax):
+def test_compare_dockerfile_syntax(package_path, dockerfile_syntax, meta_dict, dockerfile_name):
 
-    dockerfile_path = Path(package_path / 'Dockerfile')
+    dockerfile_path = Path(package_path / dockerfile_name)
     dockerfile_expected_path = Path(package_path / 'Dockerfile.expect')
 
     originDockerfileStr = None;
@@ -128,7 +148,7 @@ def test_compare_dockerfile_syntax(package_path, dockerfile_syntax):
         with open(dockerfile_path, 'r') as fp:
             originDockerfileStr = str(fp.read())
 
-    core.normalize(package_path, dockerfile_syntax=dockerfile_syntax, dry_run=False)
+    core.normalize(package_path, dockerfile_syntax=dockerfile_syntax, dry_run=False, meta=meta_dict, dockerfile=dockerfile_name)
     assert dockerfile_path.exists() == True;
 
     dockerfileStr = None