diff --git a/compose.prod.yml b/compose.prod.yml
index c2b17f1..de93439 100644
--- a/compose.prod.yml
+++ b/compose.prod.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./thoughts-backend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      target: runtime
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - RUST_LOG=info
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./thoughts-frontend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      target: release
       args:
         NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: ${NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}
     restart: unless-stopped