diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
index 3786ef2..102c24d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         docker_target:
+          - migrations
           - http
           - socketio
           - dramatiq
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a7bc405..5745f43 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -61,19 +61,22 @@ FROM base_builder AS http_builder
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=~/.cache/uv \
     uv sync --no-dev --group http --no-install-project --frozen --no-editable
 
-# Installs requirements to run production http application
+# Installs requirements to run production socketio application
 FROM base_builder AS socketio_builder
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=~/.cache/uv \
     uv sync --no-dev --group socketio --no-install-project --frozen --no-editable
 
+# Installs requirements to run production migrations application
+FROM base_builder AS migrations_builder
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=~/.cache/uv \
+    uv sync --no-dev --group migrations --no-install-project --frozen --no-editable
+
 # Create the base app with the common python packages
 FROM base AS base_app
 USER nonroot
 COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot src/common ./common
 COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot src/domains ./domains
 COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot src/gateways ./gateways
-COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot src/migrations ./migrations
-COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot src/alembic.ini .
 
 # Copy the http python package and requirements from relevant builder
 FROM base_app AS http
@@ -89,6 +92,14 @@ COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot src/socketio_app ./socketio_app
 # Run CMD using array syntax, so it uses `exec` and runs as PID1
 CMD ["python", "-m", "socketio_app"]
 
+# Copy the socketio python package and requirements from relevant builder
+FROM base_app AS migrations
+COPY --from=migrations_builder /venv /venv
+COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot src/migrations ./migrations
+COPY --chown=nonroot:nonroot src/alembic.ini .
+# Run CMD using array syntax, so it uses `exec` and runs as PID1
+CMD ["alembic", "upgrade", "heads"]
+
 # Copy the dramatiq python package and requirements from relevant builder
 FROM base_app AS dramatiq
 COPY --from=dramatiq_builder /venv /venv
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9d59999..70272ae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ description = ""
 readme = "README.md"
 dependencies = [
     "aiosqlite>=0.18.0",
-    "alembic<2.0.0,>=1.11.1",
     "asgiref<4.0.0,>=3.7.2",
     "cloudevents-pydantic<1.0.0,>=0.0.3",
     "dependency-injector[pydantic]<5.0.0,>=4.41.0",
@@ -50,6 +49,10 @@ socketio = [
     "starlette>=0.45.3",
     "uvicorn[standard]<1.0.0,>=0.34.0",
 ]
+migrations = [
+    "alembic<2.0.0,>=1.11.1",
+    "factory-boy<4.0.0,>=3.3.3",
+]
 dev = [
     "asynctest",
     "coverage",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 53453fa..aee229e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 version = 1
+revision = 1
 requires-python = ">=3.10, <3.14"
 
 [[package]]
@@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },
-    { name = "alembic" },
     { name = "asgiref" },
     { name = "cloudevents-pydantic" },
     { name = "dependency-injector", extra = ["pydantic"] },
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ http = [
     { name = "strawberry-graphql", extra = ["debug-server"] },
     { name = "uvicorn", extra = ["standard"] },
 ]
+migrations = [
+    { name = "alembic" },
+    { name = "factory-boy" },
+]
 socketio = [
     { name = "python-socketio" },
     { name = "starlette" },
@@ -177,7 +181,6 @@ socketio = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "aiosqlite", specifier = ">=0.18.0" },
-    { name = "alembic", specifier = ">=1.11.1,<2.0.0" },
     { name = "asgiref", specifier = ">=3.7.2,<4.0.0" },
     { name = "cloudevents-pydantic", specifier = ">=0.0.3,<1.0.0" },
     { name = "dependency-injector", extras = ["pydantic"], specifier = ">=4.41.0,<5.0.0" },
@@ -227,6 +230,10 @@ http = [
     { name = "strawberry-graphql", extras = ["debug-server"], specifier = ">=0.204.0" },
     { name = "uvicorn", extras = ["standard"], specifier = ">=0.34.0,<1.0.0" },
 ]
+migrations = [
+    { name = "alembic", specifier = ">=1.11.1,<2.0.0" },
+    { name = "factory-boy", specifier = ">=3.3.3,<4.0.0" },
+]
 socketio = [
     { name = "python-socketio", specifier = ">=5.12.1" },
     { name = "starlette", specifier = ">=0.45.3" },