diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 911f86b49..28612b1c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+- Added `NODE_ENV: production` to the `docker-compose` files (`docker-compose.yml` and `docker-compose.build.yml`)
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Improved the language localization for German (`de`)
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.build.yml b/docker/docker-compose.build.yml
index 82fccad8b..1b552b9a3 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.build.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.build.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ services:
       - ../.env
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?sslmode=prefer
+      NODE_ENV: production
       REDIS_HOST: 'redis'
       REDIS_PASSWORD: ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
     ports:
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index c94954b3e..66b08748e 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ services:
       - ../.env
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}?sslmode=prefer
+      NODE_ENV: production
       REDIS_HOST: 'redis'
       REDIS_PASSWORD: ${REDIS_PASSWORD}
     ports: