diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ded9ca6e7a1e8..bdc42d5d2bb5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ RUN cd /app \
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 FROM node:12 AS superset-node
 
+ARG NPM_VER=7
+RUN npm install -g npm@${NPM_VER}
+
 ARG NPM_BUILD_CMD="build"
 ENV BUILD_CMD=${NPM_BUILD_CMD}