diff --git a/support-portal-backend/Dockerfile b/support-portal-backend/Dockerfile
index 844cb2b..7b1dfbe 100644
--- a/support-portal-backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/support-portal-backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 FROM maven:3.9.4-eclipse-temurin-11 AS builder
 WORKDIR /workdir/server
-RUN mvn -version
-COPY pom.xml /workdir/server/pom.xml
 
-COPY src /workdir/server/src
+# Copy only pom.xml first to leverage Docker cache
+COPY pom.xml .
+
+# Download dependencies (including parent POM)
+RUN mvn dependency:go-offline
+
+# Now copy the source code
+COPY src ./src
+
+# Package application
 RUN mvn package -Dmaven.test.skip=true
 RUN ls -la target/
 
 FROM eclipse-temurin:11-jre-focal
-
 EXPOSE 8080
 VOLUME /tmp
 COPY --from=builder /workdir/server/target/*.jar /app/app.jar
-ENTRYPOINT ["java","-jar","/app/app.jar"]
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+ENTRYPOINT ["java","-jar","/app/app.jar"]