diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 68fcc69..72fc7e2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 FROM nvidia/cuda:12.4.1-runtime-ubuntu22.04
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
+# Add this BEFORE the apt-get update to handle dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    python3.12 python3.12-venv python3.12-dev libgl1 libglib2.0-0 libxext6 git curl g++ tini \
+    ca-certificates \
+    curl \
+    gnupg \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Add deadsnakes PPA and install Python
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    software-properties-common \
+    && add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y \
+    && apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    python3.12 python3.12-venv python3.12-dev \
+    libgl1 libglib2.0-0 libxext6 git g++ tini \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.12 /usr/bin/python3