diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index a9034e4..a0d8a15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           docker build -f Dockerfile -t key-cycle-proxy .
 
+      - name: Test Docker image
+        run: |
+          # Start container in background
+          docker run -d --name test-container -p 8080:8080 -e OPENAI_KEYS="sk-test-key" key-cycle-proxy
+          # Wait for container to start
+          sleep 5
+          # Check if container is still running
+          if ! docker ps | grep test-container; then
+            echo "Container failed to start"
+            docker logs test-container
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Docker image smoke test passed"
+          # Stop and remove container
+          docker stop test-container
+          docker rm test-container
+
       - name: Tag and push bot image
         run: |
           docker tag key-cycle-proxy:latest ghcr.io/berry-13/key-cycle-proxy:${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 65dea4f..a8cb683 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 # Multi-stage build for Rust application
-FROM rust:1.70 as builder
+FROM rust:1.82 as builder
+
+# Update CA certificates for HTTPS
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Copy dependency files first for better caching
 COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
 
+# Copy benches directory for Cargo.toml manifest validation
+COPY benches ./benches
+
 # Create a dummy main.rs to build dependencies
 RUN mkdir src && echo "fn main() {}" > src/main.rs
 RUN cargo build --release
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc06de9..f604d16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ cargo build --release --locked
 ### Docker Production
 
 ```dockerfile
-FROM rust:1.70 as builder
+FROM rust:1.82 as builder
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 RUN cargo build --release