diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index da37763061..62d32c9196 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-FROM golang:1.5.3
+FROM golang:1.5.3-alpine
 
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/docker/swarm
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/docker/swarm
 
 ENV GOPATH /go/src/github.com/docker/swarm/Godeps/_workspace:$GOPATH
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go install -v -a -tags netgo -installsuffix netgo -ldflags "-w -X github.com/docker/swarm/version.GITCOMMIT `git rev-parse --short HEAD` -X github.com/docker/swarm/version.BUILDTIME \"`date -u`\""
+
+RUN set -ex \
+	&& apk add --no-cache --virtual .build-deps \
+	git \
+	&& CGO_ENABLED=0 go install -v -a -tags netgo -installsuffix netgo -ldflags "-w -X github.com/docker/swarm/version.GITCOMMIT `git rev-parse --short HEAD` -X github.com/docker/swarm/version.BUILDTIME \"`date -u`\""  \
+	&& apk del .build-deps
 
 ENV SWARM_HOST :2375
 EXPOSE 2375