diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2dbfce412..b67210092 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
-# Use an official OpenJDK runtime as a parent image
-FROM openjdk
-
-# Set the working directory inside the container
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Copy the Maven wrapper and the pom.xml file
-COPY .mvn/ .mvn
-COPY mvnw pom.xml ./
-
-# Copy the project source code
-COPY src ./src
-
-# Package the application
-RUN ./mvnw clean package -DskipTests
-
-# Copy the JAR file to the app directory
-COPY target/*.jar app.jar
-
-# Run the jar file
-CMD ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]
-
-# Expose the port the app runs on
-EXPOSE 8080
+# First stage: Build the application using Maven
+FROM maven:3.8.1-openjdk-17 AS build
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the Maven wrapper and the pom.xml file
+COPY .mvn/ .mvn
+COPY mvnw pom.xml ./
+
+# Copy the project source code
+COPY src ./src
+
+# Package the application
+RUN ./mvnw package
+
+# Second stage: Use an official OpenJDK runtime as a parent image
+FROM openjdk
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the JAR file from the build stage
+COPY --from=build /app/target/*.jar app.jar
+
+# Run the jar file
+CMD ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]
+
+# Expose the port the app runs on
+EXPOSE 8080