diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 495bfb4..7a60dec 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-FROM golang:alpine
+FROM golang:1.21
 
-WORKDIR /dist
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
-COPY . .
-
-# build binary and place into /usr/local/bin
+# pre-copy/cache go.mod for pre-downloading dependencies and only redownloading them in subsequent builds if they change
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download && go mod verify
-RUN go build -v -o /usr/local/bin/q3rcon-proxy ./cmd/q3rcon-proxy
+
+# build binary and place into /usr/local/bin/
+COPY . .
+RUN go build -v -o /usr/local/bin/q3rcon-proxy ./cmd/q3rcon-proxy/
 
 # Command to run when starting the container
 ENTRYPOINT [ "q3rcon-proxy" ]
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