diff --git a/spruce/Dockerfile b/spruce/Dockerfile
index f3a198c..520d39e 100644
--- a/spruce/Dockerfile
+++ b/spruce/Dockerfile
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ FROM alpine:latest
 # This is the release of spruce to pull in.
 ARG SPRUCE_VERSION=v1.26.0
 
-RUN apk add -v --update bash python3 ca-certificates jq coreutils && \
-  apk add -v --virtual .build-deps curl py-pip && \
-  curl -sL "https://github.com/geofffranks/spruce/releases/download/${SPRUCE_VERSION}/spruce-linux-amd64" -o "/bin/spruce" && \
+RUN apk add -v --update bash curl python3 ca-certificates jq  yq-python coreutils && \
+  yq --version
+
+RUN curl -sL "https://github.com/geofffranks/spruce/releases/download/${SPRUCE_VERSION}/spruce-linux-amd64" -o "/bin/spruce" && \
   chmod +x /bin/spruce && \
-  pip install --upgrade yq && \
-  apk del -v --purge .build-deps && \
-  rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+  /bin/spruce --version
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/spruce" ]