diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index e097b5811..d69291f7e 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 
 # Install Python dependencies
 COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
-RUN uv sync --locked
+RUN uv sync --locked --no-dev
 
 # production stage
 FROM base AS production