diff --git a/building/docker/linux.dockerfile b/building/docker/linux.dockerfile
index 30737bde..e19d1f28 100644
--- a/building/docker/linux.dockerfile
+++ b/building/docker/linux.dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
-# A tiny debian with node binary installed
-FROM node:12-slim
+# debian with node installed
+FROM node:16
 
 # add setup_cpp.js
 ADD "./dist/" "/"
 WORKDIR "/"
 
-# install unzip and xz-utils for the slim image (a standard debian already has these)
-RUN apt-get update -qq
-RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends unzip
-
 # run installation
 RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --conan true
 
diff --git a/building/docker/linux_slim.dockerfile b/building/docker/linux_slim.dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ed2c26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/building/docker/linux_slim.dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# a tiny debian with node installed
+FROM node:16-slim
+
+# add setup_cpp.js
+ADD "./dist/" "/"
+WORKDIR "/"
+
+# install unzip for the slim image (a standard debian already has it)
+RUN apt-get update -qq
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends unzip
+
+# run installation
+RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --conan true
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/sh" ]
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