diff --git a/Dockerfile.develop b/Dockerfile.develop
index 237c1e2e..b3e74cdd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.develop
+++ b/Dockerfile.develop
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ENV KEYCLOAK_REALM $KEYCLOAK_REALM
 ENV KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID $KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID
 ENV OBSERVATORY_API_URL $OBSERVATORY_API_URL
 COPY . .
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm ci
 RUN npm run build
 RUN npm run generate
 #stage 2
diff --git a/Dockerfile.develop2 b/Dockerfile.develop2
index 47b558bd..4fe8f395 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.develop2
+++ b/Dockerfile.develop2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ENV KEYCLOAK_REALM $KEYCLOAK_REALM
 ENV KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID $KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID
 ENV OBSERVATORY_API_URL $OBSERVATORY_API_URL
 COPY . .
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm ci
 RUN npm run build
 RUN npm run generate
 #stage 2
diff --git a/Dockerfile.production b/Dockerfile.production
index 1006ba88..c4dbe64d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.production
+++ b/Dockerfile.production
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ENV KEYCLOAK_REALM $KEYCLOAK_REALM
 ENV KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID $KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID
 ENV OBSERVATORY_API_URL $OBSERVATORY_API_URL
 COPY . .
-RUN npm install
+RUN npm ci
 RUN npm run build
 RUN npm run generate
 #stage 2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96cf8bb2..92951761 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The respective docker compose files for the oeb landscape can be found in this r
 
 ```bash
 # install dependencies
-$ npm install
+$ npm ci
 
 # serve with hot reload at localhost:3000
 $ npm run dev