diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 042aac9..b2d6356 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:18.15-alpine3.16 as base
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:24-alpine AS base
 
 RUN apk --update --no-cache add --virtual .builds-deps build-base python3
 
 WORKDIR /opt/app/
 
-FROM base as build
+FROM base AS build
 
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ COPY --from=build /opt/app /opt/app/
 
 ARG NODE_ENV
 
-ENV NODE_ENV $NODE_ENV
+ENV NODE_ENV=$NODE_ENV
 
 CMD [ "node", "app.js" ]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.db-create b/Dockerfile.db-create
index a397e63..cdb9c4a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.db-create
+++ b/Dockerfile.db-create
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:18.15-alpine3.16 as base
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:24-alpine AS base
 
 RUN apk --update --no-cache add --virtual .builds-deps build-base python3
 
 WORKDIR /opt/app/
 
-FROM base as build
+FROM base AS build
 
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ COPY --from=build /opt/app /opt/app/
 
 ARG NODE_ENV
 
-ENV NODE_ENV $NODE_ENV
+ENV NODE_ENV=$NODE_ENV
 
 CMD [ "npm", "run", "upgrade-db" ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ca7f550..449e5f6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
         "argon2": "^0.40.1",
         "assemblyai": "^4.3.4",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "debug": "^4.3.4",
-        "express": "^4.19.2",
+        "debug": "^4.4.3",
+        "express": "^4.21.2",
         "express-rate-limit": "^7.2.0",
         "form-data": "^4.0.0",
         "helmet": "^7.1.0",
@@ -6648,11 +6648,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/debug": {
-      "version": "4.3.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+      "version": "4.4.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RGwwWnwQvkVfavKVt22FGLw+xYSdzARwm0ru6DhTVA3umU5hZc28V3kO4stgYryrTlLpuvgI9GiijltAjNbcqA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "ms": "2.1.2"
+        "ms": "^2.1.3"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=6.0"
@@ -9763,9 +9764,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ms": {
-      "version": "2.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/multer": {
       "version": "1.4.5-lts.1",
@@ -11195,11 +11197,6 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/send/node_modules/ms": {
-      "version": "2.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA=="
-    },
     "node_modules/seq-queue": {
       "version": "0.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/seq-queue/-/seq-queue-0.0.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af02807..a811a74 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
     "argon2": "^0.40.1",
     "assemblyai": "^4.3.4",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "debug": "^4.3.4",
-    "express": "^4.19.2",
+    "debug": "^4.4.3",
+    "express": "^4.21.2",
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.2.0",
     "form-data": "^4.0.0",
     "helmet": "^7.1.0",