diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 7deba3e..6fdee00 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.8-slim
 
 # Install system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
@@ -27,20 +27,15 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir numpy==1.24.3
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir scipy==1.11.4
 
-# Install Essentia - detect architecture and install appropriate wheel
+# Install Essentia - Python 3.8 version (latest available with pre-built wheels)
 RUN ARCH=$(uname -m) && \
     if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then \
-        echo "Installing Essentia for x86_64..." && \
+        echo "Installing Essentia for x86_64 Python 3.8..." && \
         pip install --no-cache-dir --trusted-host essentia.upf.edu \
-            https://essentia.upf.edu/python-wheels/essentia-2.1_beta6.dev374-cp311-cp311-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl || \
-        echo "Essentia installation failed, using fallback mode"; \
-    elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then \
-        echo "Installing Essentia for aarch64..." && \
-        pip install --no-cache-dir --trusted-host essentia.upf.edu \
-            https://essentia.upf.edu/python-wheels/essentia-2.1_beta6.dev374-cp311-cp311-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl || \
+            https://essentia.upf.edu/python-wheels/essentia-2.1b6.dev218-cp38-cp38-manylinux1_x86_64.whl || \
         echo "Essentia installation failed, using fallback mode"; \
     else \
-        echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH, using fallback mode"; \
+        echo "Essentia wheels only available for x86_64, using fallback mode"; \
     fi
 
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt