diff --git a/paperless_ng/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-pikepdf.sh b/paperless_ng/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-pikepdf.sh
index 9bbfe4b45..e6bac28e5 100644
--- a/paperless_ng/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-pikepdf.sh
+++ b/paperless_ng/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-pikepdf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "Installing pikepdf..." 
-pip install pikepdf --force-reinstall >/dev/null
+echo "Installing pikepdf..."
+(apt-get update
+apt-get install -yq libxml2-dev libxslt-dev python-dev
+apt-get install -yq libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev
+apt-get install -yq python3-dev build-essential -y && \
+pip install -yq pikepdf==2.16.1 --force-reinstall
+ 
+pip install pikepdf --force-reinstall) >/dev/null
 echo "... success!"