diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index a04c940..f10db7e 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ RUN ln -s $(which pip3) /usr/local/bin/pip
 WORKDIR /opt/obs/api
 
 ADD package.json package-lock.json /opt/obs/api/
+RUN echo update-notifier=false >> ~/.npmrc
 RUN npm ci
 
 ADD scripts /opt/obs/api/scripts/
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 53443b8..2e29049 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ FROM node:14
 
 WORKDIR /opt/obs/frontend
 ADD package.json package-lock.json /opt/obs/frontend/
+RUN echo update-notifier=false >> ~/.npmrc
 RUN npm ci
 
 ADD tsconfig.json craco.config.js /opt/obs/frontend/