diff --git a/docker/red-ui/Dockerfile b/docker/red-ui/Dockerfile
index 7ad8796ae..ec459a08b 100644
--- a/docker/red-ui/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/red-ui/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
-FROM node:18.12-buster as prep
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y jq
-COPY package.json /tmp
-COPY version.json version.json
-RUN cat version.json
-
-RUN jq '{ dependencies, devDependencies, peerDependencies, scripts: (.scripts | { postinstall }) }' < /tmp/package.json > /tmp/deps.json
-# keep postinstall script
-
-### STAGE 1: Build ###
-
-# We label our stage as ‘builder’
 FROM node:18.12-buster as builder
 
-COPY --from=prep /tmp/deps.json ./package.json
+COPY package.json package.json
 COPY yarn.lock ./
 
 ## Storing node modules on a separate layer will prevent unnecessary npm installs at each build
@@ -26,8 +13,6 @@ WORKDIR /ng-app
 COPY apps apps
 COPY libs libs
 COPY tools tools
-COPY package.json package.json
-COPY version.json version.json
 COPY yarn.lock yarn.lock
 COPY nx.json nx.json
 COPY .eslintrc.json .eslintrc.json
@@ -46,8 +31,7 @@ CMD ["/bin/cp", "-r", "/ng-app/dist/paligo-styles", "/tmp/styles-export"]
 ### STAGE 2: Setup ###
 
 
-FROM nginx:1.21.4-alpine
-RUN apk add --update nano && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+FROM nginx:1.25.1-alpine
 
 ## Copy our default nginx config
 COPY docker/common/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddc46b645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "FROTEND_APP_VERSION": "development"
+}