diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8a8082b..1dfafe2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ COPY python/ ./python/
 RUN npm run build
 
 # Stage 2: Production runtime
-FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:13.0.1-runtime-ubuntu22.04
+FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:13.0.1-runtime-ubuntu24.04
 
 # Install runtime dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN groupadd -r quantum && useradd -r -g quantum quantum
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install CUDA Quantum
-RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir cudaq numpy scipy
+RUN pip3 install --break-system-packages --no-cache-dir cudaq numpy scipy
 
 # Copy built application
 COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist/