diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7e7faf60..fb1dc36e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-FROM golang:1.23.1-alpine3.20 AS builder
+FROM golang:1.23.1-bookworm AS builder
 
 LABEL maintainer="cncf-falco-dev@lists.cncf.io"
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache make bash
+RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get install -y make bash && apt clean -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /event-generator
 
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ COPY . .
 RUN make
 
 
-FROM alpine:3.20
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache sudo polkit libcap e2fsprogs-extra openssh nmap netcat-openbsd wget curl
+RUN apt-get -y update && \
+    apt-get -y install policykit-1 libcap-dev e2fsprogs openssh-client openssh-server nmap netcat-openbsd wget \
+    curl && \
+    apt clean -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-COPY --from=builder /event-generator/event-generator /bin/event-generator
+COPY --from=builder --chmod=0755 /event-generator/event-generator /bin/event-generator
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/event-generator"]