diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 79a4892768..ed61923a40 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ FROM base AS packages
 # RUN sed -i 's@deb.debian.org@mirrors.aliyun.com@g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources
 
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc g++ libc-dev libffi-dev libgmp-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+          # basic environment
+          g++ \
+          # for building gmpy2
+          libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev
 
 # Install Python dependencies
 COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
@@ -49,7 +53,9 @@ RUN \
     # Install dependencies
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         # basic environment
-        curl nodejs libgmp-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev \
+        curl nodejs \
+        # for gmpy2 \
+        libgmp-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev \
         # For Security
         expat libldap-2.5-0 perl libsqlite3-0 zlib1g \
         # install fonts to support the use of tools like pypdfium2