diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..861ea06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+node_modules
+.git
+coverage
+.nyc_output
+npm-debug.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 11dd61c..75bbf0f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ COPY . /resources-api
 # Set working directory for future use
 WORKDIR /resources-api
 
-RUN npm install pnpm -g
+RUN npm install -g pnpm@10.33.2
 # Install the dependencies from package.json
-RUN pnpm install
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 RUN pnpm lint
 RUN pnpm lint:fix
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3a605b..dd3ce32 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "TopCoder Challenge Resources V5 API",
   "main": "app.js",
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.2",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node app.js",
     "start:dev": "nodemon app.js",
@@ -61,6 +62,19 @@
   "prisma": {
     "schema": "./prisma/schema.prisma"
   },
+  "pnpm": {
+    "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
+      "@prisma/client",
+      "@prisma/engines",
+      "prisma"
+    ],
+    "ignoredBuiltDependencies": [
+      "@scarf/scarf",
+      "aws-sdk",
+      "core-js",
+      "dtrace-provider"
+    ]
+  },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18 <23"
   },