diff --git a/.env b/.env
index e1f87ff..50b42ca 100755
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 REG=git.abutili.net
 NS=images
 IMG=act-base
+
+NODE_VERSION=24.14.1
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8e86982..fbc79bc 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="act-base" \
 
 # install system deps and docker cli
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-     jq xz-utils git openssh-client ca-certificates curl gnupg \
+      build-essential jq xz-utils git openssh-client ca-certificates curl gnupg \
    && mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings \
    && . /etc/os-release \
    && curl -fsSL "https://download.docker.com/linux/${ID}/gpg" | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg \