diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
index e38c925..3e98ec8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
 
     env:
       # Optional repo variable. If unset, DOCKERHUB_USERNAME is used.
@@ -70,6 +72,13 @@ jobs:
           context: ./backend
           file: ./backend/Dockerfile
           push: true
+          provenance: mode=max
+          sbom: true
+          labels: |
+            org.opencontainers.image.title=NexaPG Backend
+            org.opencontainers.image.vendor=Nesterovic IT-Services e.U.
+            org.opencontainers.image.source=${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ steps.ver.outputs.clean }}
           tags: |
             ${{ steps.ns.outputs.value }}/nexapg-backend:${{ steps.ver.outputs.clean }}
             ${{ steps.ns.outputs.value }}/nexapg-backend:latest
@@ -82,8 +91,15 @@ jobs:
           context: ./frontend
           file: ./frontend/Dockerfile
           push: true
+          provenance: mode=max
+          sbom: true
           build-args: |
             VITE_API_URL=/api/v1
+          labels: |
+            org.opencontainers.image.title=NexaPG Frontend
+            org.opencontainers.image.vendor=Nesterovic IT-Services e.U.
+            org.opencontainers.image.source=${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ steps.ver.outputs.clean }}
           tags: |
             ${{ steps.ns.outputs.value }}/nexapg-frontend:${{ steps.ver.outputs.clean }}
             ${{ steps.ns.outputs.value }}/nexapg-frontend:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pg-compat-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/pg-compat-matrix.yml
index ae28fa8..3dc9954 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pg-compat-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pg-compat-matrix.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: PostgreSQL Compatibility Matrix
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["main", "master"]
+    branches: ["main", "master", "development"]
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
@@ -67,3 +67,65 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PG_DSN_CANDIDATES: postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/compatdb?sslmode=disable,postgresql://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:5432/compatdb?sslmode=disable
         run: python backend/scripts/pg_compat_smoke.py
+
+  backend-alpine-smoke:
+    name: Backend Alpine smoke (PG16)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_DB: compatdb
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "pg_isready -U postgres -d compatdb"
+          --health-interval 5s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 20
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Enable pg_stat_statements in service container
+        run: |
+          PG_CID="$(docker ps --filter "ancestor=postgres:16" --format "{{.ID}}" | head -n1)"
+          if [ -z "$PG_CID" ]; then
+            echo "Could not find postgres service container for version 16"
+            docker ps -a
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Using postgres container: $PG_CID"
+          docker exec "$PG_CID" psql -U postgres -d compatdb -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET shared_preload_libraries = 'pg_stat_statements';"
+          docker restart "$PG_CID"
+
+          for i in $(seq 1 40); do
+            if docker exec "$PG_CID" pg_isready -U postgres -d compatdb; then
+              break
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+          done
+
+          docker exec "$PG_CID" psql -U postgres -d compatdb -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_stat_statements;"
+
+      - name: Build backend image with Alpine base
+        run: |
+          docker build \
+            -f backend/Dockerfile \
+            --build-arg PYTHON_BASE_IMAGE=python:3.13-alpine \
+            -t nexapg-backend-alpine-smoke:ci \
+            ./backend
+
+      - name: Run smoke checks in backend Alpine image
+        env:
+          PG_DSN_CANDIDATES: postgresql://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:5432/compatdb?sslmode=disable
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm --network host \
+            -e PG_DSN_CANDIDATES="${PG_DSN_CANDIDATES}" \
+            nexapg-backend-alpine-smoke:ci \
+            python /app/scripts/pg_compat_smoke.py
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index e3057c6..8104270 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM python:3.13-slim AS base
+ARG PYTHON_BASE_IMAGE=python:3.13-slim
+FROM ${PYTHON_BASE_IMAGE} AS base
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
@@ -6,11 +7,17 @@ ENV PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get upgrade -y \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+      apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
+    elif command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+      apk upgrade --no-cache; \
+    fi
 
-RUN addgroup --system app && adduser --system --ingroup app app
+RUN if addgroup --help 2>&1 | grep -q -- '--system'; then \
+      addgroup --system app && adduser --system --ingroup app app; \
+    else \
+      addgroup -S app && adduser -S -G app app; \
+    fi
 
 COPY requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip && pip install -r /app/requirements.txt