diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cb2fb56bde..90b5198a82 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ LABEL org.label-schema.vendor="IBM" \
 
 ENV AUTH_ERROR_PAGE_DIR_PATH=/opt/ibm/router/nginx/conf/errorpages SECRET_KEY_FILE_PATH=/etc/cfc/conf/auth-token-secret OIDC_ENABLE=false ADMINROUTER_ACTIVATE_AUTH_MODULE=true PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/ibm/router/nginx/sbin
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add openssl python python-dev py-pip build-base diffutils \
+RUN apk update \
+  && apk upgrade \
+  && apk --no-cache add openssl python python-dev py-pip build-base diffutils \
   && pip install dumb-init \
   && apk del python python-dev py-pip build-base \
   && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/* \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ppc64le b/Dockerfile.ppc64le
index 5b8114e022..72a3582913 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ppc64le
+++ b/Dockerfile.ppc64le
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ LABEL org.label-schema.vendor="IBM" \
 
 ENV AUTH_ERROR_PAGE_DIR_PATH=/opt/ibm/router/nginx/conf/errorpages SECRET_KEY_FILE_PATH=/etc/cfc/conf/auth-token-secret OIDC_ENABLE=false ADMINROUTER_ACTIVATE_AUTH_MODULE=true PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/ibm/router/nginx/sbin
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add openssl python python-dev py-pip build-base diffutils \
+RUN apk update \
+  && apk upgrade \
+  && apk --no-cache add openssl python python-dev py-pip build-base diffutils \
   && pip install dumb-init \
   && apk del python python-dev py-pip build-base \
   && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/* \