diff --git a/stx-audit-helm/debian/docker/stx-audit/Dockerfile b/stx-audit-helm/debian/docker/stx-audit/Dockerfile
index 3d1f72f..35c8416 100644
--- a/stx-audit-helm/debian/docker/stx-audit/Dockerfile
+++ b/stx-audit-helm/debian/docker/stx-audit/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ FROM ${BASE} AS stx
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 RUN apt-get -y update && \
-    apt-get -y install auditd
+    apt-get -y install auditd python3-pip && \
+    pip3 install --upgrade pip && \
+    pip3 install --no-cache-dir --upgrade \
+        setuptools==78.1.1 \
+        wheel==0.38.1
 
 COPY startAuditd.sh .