diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 2aecc45a1..ec0578490 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -148,10 +148,9 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip/,id=pip-cache \
   set -eux \
   && echo "Installing build system packages" \
     && apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install --yes --quiet ${BUILD_PACKAGES}
-
-RUN set -eux \
-  && npm update npm -g
+    && apt-get install --yes --quiet ${BUILD_PACKAGES} \
+    && npm update npm -g \
+    && npm install -g @angular/cli@~18.2.11
 
 # add users, setup scripts
 # Mount the compiled frontend to expected location