diff --git a/dev-docker/Dockerfile b/dev-docker/Dockerfile
index 9ca71e09b..4446adb10 100644
--- a/dev-docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev-docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-FROM node:10.15-alpine
+FROM node:12.18.2-alpine
+# the node version here should match with node version in the main DockerFile
 
 RUN apk update && \
     apk add bash tini && \
+    apk add git && \
     addgroup -S app && \
     adduser -S -g app app