diff --git a/docker/python/Dockerfile b/docker/python/Dockerfile
index e2f6c8c..d19982a 100644
--- a/docker/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/python/Dockerfile
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@ FROM python:3.12-bookworm
 RUN apt-get update  \
     && apt-get install -y python3-dev default-libmysqlclient-dev build-essential pkg-config
 
-COPY . /python-api
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/venv
+RUN python -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+
+RUN python -m pip install uv
+
 WORKDIR /python-api
+COPY pyproject.toml .
+
+RUN uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
+COPY . /python-api
 
-RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-RUN python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "src/main.py"]