diff --git a/data-ingestion-service/Dockerfile b/data-ingestion-service/Dockerfile
index 892665dce..f71995782 100644
--- a/data-ingestion-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/data-ingestion-service/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 FROM amazoncorretto:21 as builder
 
+# try patching system (libxml2) for security fixes
+RUN yum update -y libxml2 && yum clean all
 
 #Copy project config
 COPY gradle /usr/src/dataingestion/gradle
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ RUN ./gradlew :data-ingestion-service:buildNeeded -x test --no-daemon
 
 FROM amazoncorretto:21
 
+# Patch system again in final image
+RUN yum update -y libxml2 && yum clean all
+
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/dataingestion/data-ingestion-service/build/libs/data-ingestion-service*.jar data-ingestion-service.jar
 
 # Run jar