diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 19a42f83e8..ffa8f85e77 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pull official base image
-FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS djangoproject-www-base
 
 # set work directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -33,13 +33,10 @@ RUN apt-get update \
         libc6-dev \
         libpq-dev \
         zlib1g-dev \
-    && python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r ${REQ_FILE} \
-    && apt-get purge --assume-yes --auto-remove \
-        gcc \
-        libc6-dev \
-        libpq-dev \
-        zlib1g-dev \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    && python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r ${REQ_FILE}
+
+
+FROM djangoproject-www-base AS djangoproject-www-dev
 
 # install node dependencies
 COPY ./package.json ./package.json
@@ -48,5 +45,15 @@ RUN npm install
 # copy project
 COPY . .
 
+
+FROM djangoproject-www-dev AS djangoproject-www-prod
+
+RUN apt-get purge --assume-yes --auto-remove \
+        gcc \
+        libc6-dev \
+        libpq-dev \
+        zlib1g-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 # ENTRYPOINT is specified only in the local docker-compose.yml to avoid
 # accidentally running it in deployed environments.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8f875e2b52..3495365540 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ services:
         build:
             context: ./
             dockerfile: Dockerfile
+            target: djangoproject-www-dev
             args:
                 - REQ_FILE=requirements/tests.txt
         entrypoint: ./docker-entrypoint.dev.sh