diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 14eda1924..b54509e8e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} docker.io/library/node:${NODEJS_VERSION}-${DEBI
 
 WORKDIR /app/frontend
 
-COPY ./frontend/package.json ./frontend/package-lock.json /app/frontend/
+COPY ./frontend/.npmrc ./frontend/package.json ./frontend/package-lock.json /app/frontend/
 # Network access: to fetch dependencies
 RUN --network=default \
   npm ci
diff --git a/frontend/.npmrc b/frontend/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6f27f135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true