diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86f49889..042248c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - Docker image vulnerabilities in Authentication Building Block. [#499](https://github.com/rokwire/rokwire-building-blocks-api/issues/499)
+- Docker image vulnerabilities in Events Building Block. [#484](https://github.com/rokwire/rokwire-building-blocks-api/issues/484)
 
 ## [1.6.0] - 2020-07-14
 - Add Health Building Block APIs documentation. [#468](https://github.com/rokwire/rokwire-building-blocks-api/issues/468)
diff --git a/eventservice/Dockerfile b/eventservice/Dockerfile
index 82a6e9b9..584a9f03 100644
--- a/eventservice/Dockerfile
+++ b/eventservice/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3
+FROM python:3-alpine3.11
 
 LABEL maintainer="bing@illinois.edu"
 
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY eventservice/events.yaml /app/
 COPY eventservice /app/eventservice/
 COPY lib /lib/
-RUN pip install -r /app/eventservice/requirements.txt
+
+
+RUN apk --update add python3 py3-pip openssl ca-certificates py3-openssl && \
+  apk --update add --virtual build-dependencies libffi-dev openssl-dev python3-dev py3-pip build-base && \
+  pip install --upgrade pip && \
+  pip install -r /app/eventservice/requirements.txt --no-cache-dir && \
+  apk del build-dependencies
+
 
 VOLUME /var/cache/app
 WORKDIR /app/eventservice/api