diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd_dev.yaml
index c7414840..fac96afa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd_dev.yaml
@@ -149,8 +149,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build and Push Container
       # NEXT_PUBLIC_ env variables have to be set during the build phase.
       run: |-
+        export DATABASE_URL=${{secrets.DATABASE_URL}}
         docker build \
           --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT=${{secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT}} \
+          --secret id=sec_database_url,env=DATABASE_URL \
           -f Dockerfile \
           -t "${{ env.REGION }}-docker.pkg.dev/${{ env.PROJECT_ID }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}:${{ env.TAG }}" ./
         docker push "${{ env.REGION }}-docker.pkg.dev/${{ env.PROJECT_ID }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}:${{ env.TAG }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd_prod.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd_prod.yaml
index 5142855b..0cd004aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd_prod.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd_prod.yaml
@@ -152,9 +152,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build and Push Container
       # NEXT_PUBLIC_ env variables have to be set during the build phase.
       run: |-
+        export DATABASE_URL=${{secrets.DATABASE_URL}}
         docker build \
           --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT=${{secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT}} \
           --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY=${{secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY}} \
+          --secret id=sec_database_url,env=DATABASE_URL \
           -f Dockerfile \
           -t "${{ env.REGION }}-docker.pkg.dev/${{ env.PROJECT_ID }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}:${{ env.TAG }}" ./
         docker push "${{ env.REGION }}-docker.pkg.dev/${{ env.PROJECT_ID }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}:${{ env.TAG }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd_staging.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd_staging.yaml
index ad473304..53917898 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd_staging.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd_staging.yaml
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build and Push Container
       # NEXT_PUBLIC_ env variables have to be set during the build phase.
       run: |-
+        export DATABASE_URL=${{secrets.DATABASE_URL}}
         docker build \
           --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT=${{secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT}} \
+          --secret id=sec_database_url,env=DATABASE_URL \
           -f Dockerfile \
           -t "${{ env.REGION }}-docker.pkg.dev/${{ env.PROJECT_ID }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}:${{ env.TAG }}" ./
         docker push "${{ env.REGION }}-docker.pkg.dev/${{ env.PROJECT_ID }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}/${{ env.SERVICE }}:${{ env.TAG }}"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index befe71d7..5430be9f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
-FROM node:20-bullseye as installer
+FROM node:22-bullseye AS installer
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY prisma ./
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm install
 
-FROM node:20-bullseye as builder
+FROM node:22-bullseye AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=installer /app/node_modules/ /app/node_modules
 COPY . .
-ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY=$NEXT_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY
 ARG NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT=$NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_ROOT
 
-RUN npm run build
+RUN --mount=type=secret,id=sec_database_url \
+    export DATABASE_URL=$(cat /run/secrets/sec_database_url) && \
+    npm run build
 
 # Force node.js to use ipv4 first, over ipv6, by appending the following to server.js
 RUN echo "const dns = require('node:dns');" >> ./.next/standalone/server.js \
     && echo "dns.setDefaultResultOrder('ipv4first');" >> ./.next/standalone/server.js
 
-FROM node:20-bullseye as runner
+FROM node:22-bullseye AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 
-ENV NODE_ENV production
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
 RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/public ./public
 
 USER nextjs
 EXPOSE 3000
-ENV PORT 3000
-ENV HOSTNAME "0.0.0.0"
+ENV PORT=3000
+ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
 
-CMD node server.js
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["node", "server.js"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/symposia/courses/page.tsx b/app/symposia/courses/page.tsx
index d164fa02..54a2cb55 100644
--- a/app/symposia/courses/page.tsx
+++ b/app/symposia/courses/page.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import { Suspense } from "react";
 
 export const metadata = {};
 
-export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
-
 export default async function CoursesPage() {
     return (
         <PageWrapper>
diff --git a/cspell.json b/cspell.json
index 973a9b1f..46e2f081 100644
--- a/cspell.json
+++ b/cspell.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
         "next.config.mjs",
         ".env",
         ".env.*",
-        "cspell.json"
+        "cspell.json",
+        "Dockerfile"
     ],
     "dictionaryDefinitions": [],
     "dictionaries": [],