diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1a1ea15..5939a8d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu
+FROM ubuntu:bionic
 LABEL maintainer="joseph.balsamo@stonybrook.edu"
 #
 # QuIP - Heatmap Loader Docker Container
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ WORKDIR /root
 ENTRYPOINT tail -f /dev/null
 
 # Define default command.
-CMD ["tail -f /dev/null"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["tail -f /dev/null"]