diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 414b1a18e..2a6a67713 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Builder
 #
-FROM node:14-alpine3.17 AS builder
+FROM node:20-alpine3.17 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /opt/azurite
 
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ COPY *.json LICENSE NOTICE.txt ./
 # Copy the source code and build the app
 COPY src ./src
 COPY tests ./tests
-RUN npm config set unsafe-perm=true && \
-  npm ci
+RUN  npm ci --unsafe-perm
 RUN npm run build && \
-  npm install -g --loglevel verbose
+  npm install -g --unsafe-perm  --loglevel verbose
 
 
-#
 # Production image
 #
-FROM node:14-alpine3.17
+FROM node:20-alpine3.17
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
@@ -33,8 +31,11 @@ COPY package*.json LICENSE NOTICE.txt ./
 
 COPY --from=builder /opt/azurite/dist/ dist/
 
-RUN npm config set unsafe-perm=true && \
-  npm install -g --loglevel verbose
+RUN npm pkg set scripts.prepare="echo no-prepare"
+
+RUN npm ci --unsafe-perm
+
+RUN npm install -g --unsafe-perm --loglevel verbose
 
 # Blob Storage Port
 EXPOSE 10000
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 92fdcc4ad..26ed48da7 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ jobs:
         # our .exe build program is currently incompatible with node 10
         # node_10_x:
         #   node_version: 10.x
-        node_14_x:
-          node_version: 14.x
+        node_18_x:
+          node_version: 18.x
     steps:
       - task: NodeTool@0
         inputs:
diff --git a/scripts/buildExe.js b/scripts/buildExe.js
index 57b49a05d..851cf7b48 100644
--- a/scripts/buildExe.js
+++ b/scripts/buildExe.js
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ const pkgFetch = require('pkg-fetch');
 build();
 
 async function build() {
-  const pkgTarget = 'node14-win-x64';
+  const pkgTarget = 'node18-win-x64';
   const cacheExe = await downloadCache(pkgTarget);
   await rcedit(cacheExe, {
     "version-string": {
-      "CompanyName": "Microsoft", 
-      "ProductName": "Azurite", 
-      "FileDescription": "Azurite", 
+      "CompanyName": "Microsoft",
+      "ProductName": "Azurite",
+      "FileDescription": "Azurite",
       "ProductVersion": pjson.version,
       "OriginalFilename": "",
       "InternalName": "node",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async function build() {
     // file-version is kept as the node version used by the .exe for debugging purposes
     "icon": path.resolve('.\\icon.ico')
   });
-  
+
   // rename the cache file to skip hash check by pkg-fetch since hash check reverts our change of properties
   const newName = cacheExe.replace("fetched", "built");
 
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ async function build() {
   }
 
   await asyncRename(cacheExe, newName);
-  
+
   const outputExe = path.resolve('.\\release\\azurite.exe');
   await pkg.exec([path.resolve('.'), ...['--target', pkgTarget], ...['--output', outputExe], ...['-C', 'Brotli']]);
 }
 
 async function downloadCache(pkgTarget) {
   const [nodeRange, platform, arch] = pkgTarget.split('-');
-  
+
   await pkgFetch.need({ nodeRange, platform, arch });
   const cacheExe = glob.sync(process.env.PKG_CACHE_PATH + "\\**\\fetched*");
   if (cacheExe.length < 1) {