diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9b6ad7d07..b1db30c72 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash user && \
 
 # get security updates
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && \
-    apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    apt-get clean autoclean && \
+    apt-get autoremove -y && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR $HOME