diff --git a/Dockerfile-api b/Dockerfile-api
index d522702b752..1b6754a0b88 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-api
+++ b/Dockerfile-api
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ RUN curl -s -L -o /tmp/tini.deb "https://github.com/krallin/tini/releases/downlo
 	# preinstall
 	cp -n ./api/config.sample.js ./api/config.js && \
 	cp -n ./frontend/express/config.sample.js ./frontend/express/config.js && \
+	HOME=/tmp npm install -g npm@11.18.0 && \
 	HOME=/tmp npm install --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && \
 	HOME=/tmp npm install argon2 --build-from-source --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && \
 	./bin/docker/preinstall.sh && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-centos-api b/Dockerfile-centos-api
index 1baed179bd2..51341294bc8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-centos-api
+++ b/Dockerfile-centos-api
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ RUN curl -s -L -o /tmp/tini.rpm "https://github.com/krallin/tini/releases/downlo
 	# preinstall
 	cp -n ./api/config.sample.js ./api/config.js && \
 	cp -n ./frontend/express/config.sample.js ./frontend/express/config.js && \
+	HOME=/tmp npm install -g npm@11.18.0 && \
 	HOME=/tmp npm install --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && \
 	HOME=/tmp npm install argon2 --build-from-source --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && \
 	./bin/docker/preinstall.sh && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-centos-frontend b/Dockerfile-centos-frontend
index e81e0655d93..156590d6dd5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-centos-frontend
+++ b/Dockerfile-centos-frontend
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ RUN curl -s -L -o /tmp/tini.rpm "https://github.com/krallin/tini/releases/downlo
 	cp -n ./frontend/express/public/javascripts/countly/countly.config.sample.js ./frontend/express/public/javascripts/countly/countly.config.js && \
 	cp -n ./frontend/express/config.sample.js ./frontend/express/config.js && \
 	cp -n ./api/config.sample.js ./api/config.js && \
+	HOME=/tmp npm install -g npm@11.18.0 && \
 	HOME=/tmp npm install --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && \
 	HOME=/tmp npm install argon2 --build-from-source --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && \
 	./bin/docker/preinstall.sh && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile-frontend b/Dockerfile-frontend
index 7941c072dd3..e29714ddcbc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-frontend
+++ b/Dockerfile-frontend
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ RUN curl -s -L -o /tmp/tini.deb "https://github.com/krallin/tini/releases/downlo
 	cp -n ./api/config.sample.js ./api/config.js && \
 	cp -n ./frontend/express/config.sample.js ./frontend/express/config.js && \
 	cp -n ./frontend/express/public/javascripts/countly/countly.config.sample.js ./frontend/express/public/javascripts/countly/countly.config.js && \
+	HOME=/tmp npm install -g npm@11.18.0 && \
 	HOME=/tmp npm install --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && \
 	HOME=/tmp npm install argon2 --build-from-source --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root && \
 	./bin/docker/preinstall.sh && \