diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 91e6b87..64524c5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 FROM python:3.10
 EXPOSE 8501
 WORKDIR /app
+
+# Create a non-root user with dedicated group
+RUN addgroup --system appuser && \
+    adduser --system --no-create-home --ingroup appuser appuser
+
 # COPY requirements.txt ./requirements.txt
 # RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
@@ -13,5 +18,10 @@ RUN pip install poetry==1.5.0 && \
 
 COPY . .
 
+# Change ownership of application files to non-root user
+RUN chown -R appuser:appuser /app
+
+USER appuser
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["streamlit"]
 CMD ["run", "myapp.py"]