diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 94fbd42..954dda7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
-FROM python:3.13-slim
+FROM python:3.13-slim AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+COPY requirements.txt .
+
+RUN python3 -m venv /opt/venv
+
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+FROM python:3.13-slim
+
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
-COPY requirements.txt .
+WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+COPY --from=builder /opt/venv /opt/venv
 
 COPY . .
 
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
 CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
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