diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6c63c6b08a..88ca264d5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,71 +1,78 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.12
-FROM ubuntu:jammy AS final
 
-LABEL name=slither \
-      src="https://github.com/trailofbits/slither" \
-      creator=trailofbits \
-      dockerfile_maintenance=trailofbits \
-      desc="Static Analyzer for Solidity"
+# --- Stage 1: Build ---
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS builder
 
-RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
-  && apt-get update \
-  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl git python3 python3-pip python3-venv \
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+       python3 python3-venv curl \
+  && curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh \
+       | UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Install uv if available for this architecture (amd64/arm64)
-# uv doesn't support armv7, so those builds will use pip instead
-RUN arch=$(uname -m) && \
-    if [ "$arch" = "x86_64" ] || [ "$arch" = "aarch64" ]; then \
-      curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | UV_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin sh; \
+# armv7 lacks prebuilt wheels for C extensions (bitarray, cytoolz, etc.)
+RUN if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = "armhf" ]; then \
+      apt-get update \
+      && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+           build-essential python3-dev \
+      && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
     fi
 
-# improve compatibility with amd64 solc in non-amd64 environments (e.g. Docker Desktop on M1 Mac)
-ENV QEMU_LD_PREFIX=/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu
-RUN if [ ! "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ]; then \
-  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
-  && apt-get update \
-  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libc6-amd64-cross \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; fi
-
-# Install build tools only on armv7 (needed for pip to compile wheels)
-# amd64/arm64 use uv with pre-built wheels, so they don't need these
-RUN arch=$(uname -m) && \
-    if [ "$arch" = "armv7l" ]; then \
-      export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
-      apt-get update && \
-      apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential python3-dev && \
-      rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
-    fi
+ENV UV_LINK_MODE=copy \
+    UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 \
+    UV_PYTHON_DOWNLOADS=never \
+    UV_PYTHON=python3.12 \
+    UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT=/app
 
-RUN useradd -m slither
-USER slither
+WORKDIR /build
 
-WORKDIR /home/slither/slither
+# Layer 1: deps only (cached until pyproject.toml or uv.lock change)
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache \
+    --mount=type=bind,source=uv.lock,target=uv.lock \
+    --mount=type=bind,source=pyproject.toml,target=pyproject.toml \
+    --mount=type=bind,source=README.md,target=README.md \
+    uv sync --locked --no-dev --no-install-project
 
-# Copy dependency files first for layer caching
-COPY --chown=slither:slither pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
+# Layer 2: install project (rebuilds on source changes)
+COPY slither/ slither/
+COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock README.md ./
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache \
+    uv sync --locked --no-dev --no-editable
 
-# Install dependencies - use uv if available (with lockfile), pip otherwise
-RUN if command -v uv >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
-      uv sync --frozen --no-install-project; \
-    else \
-      python3 -m venv .venv; \
-    fi
 
-# Copy source code
-COPY --chown=slither:slither . .
+# --- Stage 2: Runtime ---
+FROM ubuntu:noble AS final
+
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="slither" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.description="Static Analyzer for Solidity" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.url="https://github.com/crytic/slither" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/crytic/slither" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.vendor="Trail of Bits" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.licenses="AGPL-3.0"
 
-# Install the project itself and solc-select
-RUN if command -v uv >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
-      uv sync --frozen && \
-      uv tool install solc-select; \
-    else \
-      . .venv/bin/activate && \
-      pip install --no-cache-dir -e . solc-select; \
+RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+  && apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 ca-certificates \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Cross-arch solc compat (e.g. Docker Desktop on Apple Silicon)
+ENV QEMU_LD_PREFIX=/usr/x86_64-linux-gnu
+RUN if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" != "amd64" ]; then \
+      export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+      && apt-get update \
+      && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libc6-amd64-cross \
+      && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
     fi
 
-ENV PATH="/home/slither/slither/.venv/bin:/home/slither/.local/bin:${PATH}"
+RUN useradd --create-home slither
+USER slither
+WORKDIR /home/slither
+
+# Copy the pre-built venv from builder
+COPY --from=builder --chown=slither:slither /app /app
+ENV PATH="/app/bin:${PATH}"
 
+# Pre-download latest solc so the image is ready to use
 RUN solc-select use latest --always-install
 
 CMD ["/bin/bash"]