diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 826ec9f..a52a26a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove --purge --auto-remove -y; \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*; \
     # install mlflow
-    pip install --no-cache mlflow==$VERSION; \
-    # install boto3
-    pip install --no-cache boto3; \
-    # install prometheus exporter
-    pip install --no-cache prometheus-flask-exporter
+    pip install --no-cache mlflow==$VERSION
+
+COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt --no-cache
 
 # to stay consistent with upstream image we separate the dpkg-query to separate layer
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/share/rocks; \
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cabc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+boto3
+prometheus-flask-exporter
+pymysql
+cryptography
diff --git a/rockcraft.yaml b/rockcraft.yaml
index 416a265..2bfcd52 100644
--- a/rockcraft.yaml
+++ b/rockcraft.yaml
@@ -9,23 +9,26 @@ description: |
 
 version: "v2.1.1_22.04_1"
 license: Apache-2.0
-base: ubuntu:22.04
+build-base: ubuntu:22.04
+base: bare
 platforms:
   amd64:
+run-user: _daemon_
 
 services:
   mlflow-server:
     override: replace
     command: /usr/bin/python3
     startup: enabled
-    user: ubuntu
 
 parts:
   security-team-requirement:
     plugin: nil
     override-build: |
       mkdir -p ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/usr/share/rocks
-      (echo "# os-release" && cat /etc/os-release && echo "# dpkg-query" && dpkg-query -f '${db:Status-Abbrev},${binary:Package},${Version},${source:Package},${Source:Version}\n' -W) > ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/usr/share/rocks/dpkg.query
+      (echo "# os-release" && cat /etc/os-release && echo "# dpkg-query" && \
+        dpkg-query --root=${CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR}/../bundles/ubuntu-22.04/rootfs/ -f '${db:Status-Abbrev},${binary:Package},${Version},${source:Package},${Source:Version}\n' -W) \
+        > ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/usr/share/rocks/dpkg.query
 
   mlflow:
     source: .
@@ -36,15 +39,5 @@ parts:
     - tzdata
     python-packages:
     - mlflow==2.1.1
-    - boto3
-    - prometheus-flask-exporter
-  
-  non-root-user:
-    plugin: nil
-    after: [mlflow]
-    overlay-script: |
-      # Create a user in the $CRAFT_OVERLAY chroot
-      groupadd -R $CRAFT_OVERLAY -g 1001 ubuntu
-      useradd -R $CRAFT_OVERLAY -M -r -u 1001 -g ubuntu ubuntu
-    override-prime: |
-      craftctl default
+    python-requirements:
+    - requirements.txt