diff --git a/exact/Dockerfile b/exact/Dockerfile
index 58946123..505bd481 100644
--- a/exact/Dockerfile
+++ b/exact/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pull official base image
-FROM ubuntu:18.04 as builder
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as builder
 
 # set work directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/exact
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 # install dependencies
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
-RUN pip3 install numpy==1.19.4
+RUN pip3 install numpy==1.26.0
 COPY ./requirements.txt /usr/src/exact/requirements.txt
 
 RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/exact/Dockerfile.iSyntax b/exact/Dockerfile.iSyntax
index 86ae77f2..13e219f8 100644
--- a/exact/Dockerfile.iSyntax
+++ b/exact/Dockerfile.iSyntax
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pull official base image
-FROM ubuntu:18.04 as builder
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as builder
 
 # set work directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/exact
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 # install dependencies
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
-RUN pip3 install numpy==1.19.4
+RUN pip3 install numpy==1.26.0
 COPY ./requirements.txt /usr/src/exact/requirements.txt
 
 RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/exact/Dockerfile.iSyntax.prod b/exact/Dockerfile.iSyntax.prod
index 64d45dc1..275a1135 100644
--- a/exact/Dockerfile.iSyntax.prod
+++ b/exact/Dockerfile.iSyntax.prod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 # pull official base image
-FROM ubuntu:18.04 as builder
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as builder
 
 # set work directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN chmod +x /usr/src/app/entrypoint.prod.sh
 #########
 
 
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # create directory for the app user
 RUN mkdir -p /home/app
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-opencv  python3-ope
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/wheels /wheels
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/requirements.txt .
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
-RUN pip3 install numpy==1.19.4
+RUN pip3 install numpy==1.26.0
 RUN pip3 install --no-cache /wheels/*
 
 
diff --git a/exact/Dockerfile.prod b/exact/Dockerfile.prod
index c478293b..4e7b3bee 100644
--- a/exact/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/exact/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 # pull official base image
-FROM ubuntu:18.04 as builder
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as builder
 
 # set work directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN chmod +x /usr/src/app/entrypoint.prod.sh
 #########
 
 
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # create directory for the app user
 RUN mkdir -p /home/app
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-openslide libvips l
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/wheels /wheels
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/requirements.txt .
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
-RUN pip3 install numpy==1.19.4
+RUN pip3 install numpy==1.26.0
 RUN pip3 install --no-cache /wheels/*
 
 
diff --git a/exact/Dockerfile.prod.aws-db b/exact/Dockerfile.prod.aws-db
index 4dd8fd83..05931619 100644
--- a/exact/Dockerfile.prod.aws-db
+++ b/exact/Dockerfile.prod.aws-db
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 # pull official base image
-FROM ubuntu:18.04 as builder
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as builder
 
 # set work directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN chmod +x /usr/src/app/entrypoint.prod.sh
 #########
 
 
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 # create directory for the app user
 RUN mkdir -p /home/app
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-openslide python3-o
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/wheels /wheels
 COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/requirements.txt .
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
-RUN pip3 install numpy==1.19.4
+RUN pip3 install numpy==1.26.0
 RUN pip3 install --no-cache /wheels/*
 
 
diff --git a/exact/requirements.txt b/exact/requirements.txt
index 9a73c713..566a62c2 100644
--- a/exact/requirements.txt
+++ b/exact/requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 confusable-homoglyphs==3.2.0
 drf-flex-fields==1.0.2
+Django==3.2.11
 django-appconf==1.0.5
 django-extensions==3.2.3
 django-filter==23.2