diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3002a142b..766a8bb00 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ RUN PLUGINS=$(find "$PLUGINS_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d) && \
     cp -r core/pb /pb
 
 # Stage bess: creates the runtime image of BESS
-FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS bess
+FROM ubuntu:24.04 AS bess
 WORKDIR /
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     tcpdump && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --break-system-packages -r requirements.txt
 COPY --from=bess-build /opt/bess /opt/bess
 COPY --from=bess-build /bin/bessd /bin/bessd
 COPY --from=bess-build /bin/modules /bin/modules