diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a585e7e..78cf3cd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #   docker run --rm -p 8787:8787 -v "$PWD/data:/app/.mp4web" mp4web
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------- UI build
-FROM node:24-alpine AS web
+FROM node:26-alpine AS web
 WORKDIR /app/web
 # copy manifests first so the dependency layer caches independently of source
 COPY web/package.json web/package-lock.json ./