diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 15c829c..d312de0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ARG BUILD_VERSION
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=gohugoio/hugo
 ENV HUGO_VERSION="${BUILD_VERSION:-v0.83.1}"
 
+ENV HUGO_ENV=production
+
 COPY overlay/ /
 
 RUN apk add --update --no-cache --virtual .build-deps tar curl && \