diff --git a/docker/build_and_push.Dockerfile b/docker/build_and_push.Dockerfile
index eb4e07d722..e4b6e99a05 100644
--- a/docker/build_and_push.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/build_and_push.Dockerfile
@@ -88,12 +88,11 @@ RUN ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) \
        elif [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then NODE_ARCH="arm64"; \
        else NODE_ARCH="$ARCH"; fi \
     && NODE_VERSION=$(curl -fsSL https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v22.x/ \
-                    | grep -oP "node-v\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?=-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz)" \
+                    | sed -nE "s/.*node-v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz.*/\1/p" \
                     | head -1) \
+    && if [ -z "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then echo "ERROR: Could not determine Node.js version" && exit 1; fi \
     && curl -fsSL "https://nodejs.org/dist/v${NODE_VERSION}/node-v${NODE_VERSION}-linux-${NODE_ARCH}.tar.xz" \
-    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1 \
-    && npm install -g npm@latest \
-    && npm cache clean --force
+    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1
 RUN useradd user -u 1000 -g 0 --no-create-home --home-dir /app/data
 
 COPY --from=builder --chown=1000 /app/.venv /app/.venv
diff --git a/docker/build_and_push_backend.Dockerfile b/docker/build_and_push_backend.Dockerfile
index cab0585456..b233c76aaa 100644
--- a/docker/build_and_push_backend.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/build_and_push_backend.Dockerfile
@@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ RUN ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) \
        elif [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then NODE_ARCH="arm64"; \
        else NODE_ARCH="$ARCH"; fi \
     && NODE_VERSION=$(curl -fsSL https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v22.x/ \
-                    | grep -oP "node-v\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?=-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz)" \
+                    | sed -nE "s/.*node-v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz.*/\1/p" \
                     | head -1) \
+    && if [ -z "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then echo "ERROR: Could not determine Node.js version" && exit 1; fi \
     && curl -fsSL "https://nodejs.org/dist/v${NODE_VERSION}/node-v${NODE_VERSION}-linux-${NODE_ARCH}.tar.xz" \
-    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1 \
-    && npm install -g npm@latest \
-    && npm cache clean --force
+    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1
 
 # Create non-root user
 RUN useradd --uid 1000 --gid 0 --no-create-home --home-dir /app/data user
diff --git a/docker/build_and_push_base.Dockerfile b/docker/build_and_push_base.Dockerfile
index 36dd50c0b7..fea5694a12 100644
--- a/docker/build_and_push_base.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/build_and_push_base.Dockerfile
@@ -89,12 +89,11 @@ RUN ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) \
        elif [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then NODE_ARCH="arm64"; \
        else NODE_ARCH="$ARCH"; fi \
     && NODE_VERSION=$(curl -fsSL https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v22.x/ \
-                    | grep -oP "node-v\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?=-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz)" \
+                    | sed -nE "s/.*node-v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz.*/\1/p" \
                     | head -1) \
+    && if [ -z "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then echo "ERROR: Could not determine Node.js version" && exit 1; fi \
     && curl -fsSL "https://nodejs.org/dist/v${NODE_VERSION}/node-v${NODE_VERSION}-linux-${NODE_ARCH}.tar.xz" \
-    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1 \
-    && npm install -g npm@latest \
-    && npm cache clean --force
+    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1
 RUN useradd user -u 1000 -g 0 --no-create-home --home-dir /app/data
 
 COPY --from=builder --chown=1000 /app/.venv /app/.venv
diff --git a/docker/build_and_push_ep.Dockerfile b/docker/build_and_push_ep.Dockerfile
index 346fded713..183f80cd51 100644
--- a/docker/build_and_push_ep.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/build_and_push_ep.Dockerfile
@@ -84,12 +84,11 @@ RUN ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) \
        elif [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then NODE_ARCH="arm64"; \
        else NODE_ARCH="$ARCH"; fi \
     && NODE_VERSION=$(curl -fsSL https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v22.x/ \
-                    | grep -oP "node-v\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?=-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz)" \
+                    | sed -nE "s/.*node-v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz.*/\1/p" \
                     | head -1) \
+    && if [ -z "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then echo "ERROR: Could not determine Node.js version" && exit 1; fi \
     && curl -fsSL "https://nodejs.org/dist/v${NODE_VERSION}/node-v${NODE_VERSION}-linux-${NODE_ARCH}.tar.xz" \
-    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1 \
-    && npm install -g npm@latest \
-    && npm cache clean --force
+    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1
 RUN useradd user -u 1000 -g 0 --no-create-home --home-dir /app/data
 
 COPY --from=builder --chown=1000 /app/.venv /app/.venv
diff --git a/docker/build_and_push_with_extras.Dockerfile b/docker/build_and_push_with_extras.Dockerfile
index dae3fbd6e4..042c480580 100644
--- a/docker/build_and_push_with_extras.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/build_and_push_with_extras.Dockerfile
@@ -85,12 +85,11 @@ RUN ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) \
        elif [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then NODE_ARCH="arm64"; \
        else NODE_ARCH="$ARCH"; fi \
     && NODE_VERSION=$(curl -fsSL https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v22.x/ \
-                    | grep -oP "node-v\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?=-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz)" \
+                    | sed -nE "s/.*node-v([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)-linux-${NODE_ARCH}\.tar\.xz.*/\1/p" \
                     | head -1) \
+    && if [ -z "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then echo "ERROR: Could not determine Node.js version" && exit 1; fi \
     && curl -fsSL "https://nodejs.org/dist/v${NODE_VERSION}/node-v${NODE_VERSION}-linux-${NODE_ARCH}.tar.xz" \
-    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1 \
-    && npm install -g npm@latest \
-    && npm cache clean --force
+    | tar -xJ -C /usr/local --strip-components=1
 RUN useradd user -u 1000 -g 0 --no-create-home --home-dir /app/data
 
 COPY --from=builder --chown=1000 /app/.venv /app/.venv