diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f3b76ab35b..ceb707c374 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ RUN groupadd --gid ${GID} ${USER} \
 
 USER ${USER}
 
-RUN npm install --omit=dev
+RUN npm install --omit=dev \
+    && rm -rf .npm
     # TODO: generate lockfiles for each package manager
     ## pnpm import \
 
diff --git a/dev.Dockerfile b/dev.Dockerfile
index bab7d800c5..4946d18725 100644
--- a/dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ COPY --from=git --chown=${USER}:${USER} /usr/src/app/install/package.json /usr/s
 
 USER ${USER}
 
-RUN npm install
-  
+RUN npm install \
+    && rm -rf .npm
+
 FROM node:lts-slim AS final
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=development \