diff --git a/k8s/Dockerfile b/k8s/Dockerfile
index af5c61d6..0aadd874 100644
--- a/k8s/Dockerfile
+++ b/k8s/Dockerfile
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ RUN cd c_src && make
 
 COPY lib lib
 
-# Compile the release
+# Compile the release (--force prevents stale BEAM files from schema changes)
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.mix \
-    mix compile
+    mix compile --force
 
 COPY assets assets