diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 284ce02e..f75b7b7c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ FROM ubuntu:18.04
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="Geoff Bourne <itzgeoff@gmail.com>"
 
-# upgrade all packages since alpine jre8 base image tops out at 8u212
-RUN apk -U --no-cache upgrade
-
 RUN apt-get update \
   && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
   apt-get install -y \