diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2aab878cdc13..32cd6a520809 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,26 +3,26 @@
 # There are four main stages:
 # * downloader: Downloads specific binaries needed for c-lightning for each architecture.
 # * builder: Cross-compiles for each architecture.
-# * builder-python: Builds Python dependencies for cln-rest with QEMU.
+# * builder-python: Builds Python dependencies for clnrest & wss-proxy with QEMU.
 # * final: Creates the runtime image.
 
 ARG BASE_DISTRO="debian:bullseye-slim"
 
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM ${BASE_DISTRO} as base-downloader
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM ${BASE_DISTRO} AS base-downloader
 RUN set -ex \
 	&& apt-get update \
 	&& apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends ca-certificates dirmngr wget qemu-user-static binfmt-support
 
-FROM base-downloader as base-downloader-linux-amd64
+FROM base-downloader AS base-downloader-linux-amd64
 ENV TARBALL_ARCH_FINAL=x86_64-linux-gnu
 
-FROM base-downloader as base-downloader-linux-arm64
+FROM base-downloader AS base-downloader-linux-arm64
 ENV TARBALL_ARCH_FINAL=aarch64-linux-gnu
 
-FROM base-downloader as base-downloader-linux-arm
+FROM base-downloader AS base-downloader-linux-arm
 ENV TARBALL_ARCH_FINAL=arm-linux-gnueabihf
 
-FROM base-downloader-${TARGETOS}-${TARGETARCH} as downloader
+FROM base-downloader-${TARGETOS}-${TARGETARCH} AS downloader
 
 RUN set -ex \
 	&& apt-get update \
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RUN mkdir /opt/litecoin && cd /opt/litecoin \
     && tar -xzvf litecoin.tar.gz litecoin-$LITECOIN_VERSION/bin/litecoin-cli --strip-components=1 --exclude=*-qt \
     && rm litecoin.tar.gz
 
-FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ${BASE_DISTRO} as base-builder
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ${BASE_DISTRO} AS base-builder
 RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install -qq -y --no-install-recommends \
         autoconf \
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
 RUN curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
 RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.9 1
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:$PATH"
+RUN poetry --version
 
 RUN wget -q https://zlib.net/fossils/zlib-1.2.13.tar.gz -O zlib.tar.gz && \
     wget -q https://www.sqlite.org/2019/sqlite-src-3290000.zip -O sqlite.zip
@@ -101,13 +103,13 @@ RUN git clone --recursive /tmp/lightning . && \
 
 # Do not build python plugins (clnrest & wss-proxy) here, python doesn't support cross compilation.
 RUN sed -i '/^clnrest\|^wss-proxy/d' pyproject.toml && \
-    /root/.local/bin/poetry export -o requirements.txt --without-hashes
+    poetry export -o requirements.txt --without-hashes
 RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt && pip3 cache purge
 WORKDIR /
 
-FROM base-builder as base-builder-linux-amd64
+FROM base-builder AS base-builder-linux-amd64
 
-FROM base-builder as base-builder-linux-arm64
+FROM base-builder AS base-builder-linux-arm64
 ENV target_host=aarch64-linux-gnu \
     target_host_rust=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu \
     target_host_qemu=qemu-aarch64-static
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ ENV \
 ZLIB_CONFIG="--prefix=${QEMU_LD_PREFIX}" \
 SQLITE_CONFIG="--host=${target_host} --prefix=$QEMU_LD_PREFIX"
 
-FROM base-builder as base-builder-linux-arm
+FROM base-builder AS base-builder-linux-arm
 
 ENV target_host=arm-linux-gnueabihf \
     target_host_rust=armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf \
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ ENV \
 ZLIB_CONFIG="--prefix=${QEMU_LD_PREFIX}" \
 SQLITE_CONFIG="--host=${target_host} --prefix=$QEMU_LD_PREFIX"
 
-FROM base-builder-${TARGETOS}-${TARGETARCH} as builder
+FROM base-builder-${TARGETOS}-${TARGETARCH} AS builder
 
 ENV LIGHTNINGD_VERSION=master
 
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ RUN unzip sqlite.zip \
     && make install && cd .. && rm sqlite.zip && rm -rf sqlite-*
 
 ENV RUST_PROFILE=release
-ENV PATH=$PATH:/root/.cargo/bin/
+ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:/root/.local/bin:$PATH"
 RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y ${RUSTUP_INSTALL_OPTS}
 RUN rustup toolchain install stable --component rustfmt --allow-downgrade
 
@@ -196,53 +198,45 @@ RUN ( ! [ "${target_host}" = "arm-linux-gnueabihf" ] ) || \
 
 # Ensure that the desired grpcio-tools & protobuf versions are installed
 # https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/7376#issuecomment-2161102381
-RUN /root/.local/bin/poetry lock --no-update && \
-    /root/.local/bin/poetry install
+RUN poetry lock --no-update && \
+    poetry install
 
 RUN ./configure --prefix=/tmp/lightning_install --enable-static && \
     make && \
-    /root/.local/bin/poetry run make install
+    poetry run make install
 
 # We need to build python plugins on the target's arch because python doesn't support cross build
-FROM ${BASE_DISTRO} as builder-python
+FROM ${BASE_DISTRO} AS builder-python
 RUN apt-get update -qq && \
     apt-get install -qq -y --no-install-recommends \
-        git \
         curl \
-        libtool \
-        pkg-config \
-        autoconf \
-        automake \
-        build-essential \
-        libffi-dev \
-        libssl-dev \
-        python3.9 \
-        python3-dev \
         python3-pip && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
+# Copy poetry from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /root/.local /root/.local
 RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.9 1
-
 ENV PYTHON_VERSION=3
+ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:$PATH"
+RUN poetry --version
 WORKDIR /opt/lightningd
 
 COPY plugins/clnrest/pyproject.toml plugins/clnrest/pyproject.toml
 COPY plugins/wss-proxy/pyproject.toml plugins/wss-proxy/pyproject.toml
 
 RUN cd plugins/clnrest && \
-    /root/.local/bin/poetry export -o requirements.txt --without-hashes && \
+    poetry export -o requirements.txt --without-hashes && \
     pip3 install -r requirements.txt && \
     cd /opt/lightningd
 
 RUN cd plugins/wss-proxy && \
-    /root/.local/bin/poetry export -o requirements.txt --without-hashes && \
+    poetry export -o requirements.txt --without-hashes && \
     pip3 install -r requirements.txt && \
     cd /opt/lightningd && \
     pip3 cache purge
 
-FROM ${BASE_DISTRO} as final
+FROM ${BASE_DISTRO} AS final
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \