diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index bbc13bc..a298229 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ jobs:
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+    - name: "Get openmpi source"
+      run: make get_openmpi
+
     - name: "Build the final Docker image"
       id: docker_build
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@ jobs:
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+    - name: "Get openmpi source"
+      run: make get_openmpi
+
     - name: "Build the debug Docker image"
       id: docker_build
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ab49b8..08701ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .version
+openmpi-*.tar.gz
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 57a77c3..3a68701 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+# Copyright 2021-2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
 # Other additional copyright holders may be indicated within.
 #
 # The entirety of this work is licensed under the Apache License,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # These ARGs must be before the first FROM. This allows them to be valid for
 # use in FROM instructions.
 ARG MPI_OPERATOR_VERSION=0.6.0
-ARG OPENMPI_VERSION=4.1.7
+ARG OPENMPI_VERSION
 
 FROM mpioperator/openmpi-builder:v$MPI_OPERATOR_VERSION AS builder
 
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     openssh-server openssh-client  \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+COPY openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz
+
 # Remove the OS binary of openmpi and build from source
 RUN apt-get remove -y openmpi-bin
-RUN wget https://download.open-mpi.org/release/open-mpi/v4.1/openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz \
-    && gunzip -c openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz | tar xf - \
+#RUN wget https://download.open-mpi.org/release/open-mpi/v4.1/openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz
+RUN gunzip -c openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz | tar xf - \
     && cd openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION \
     && ./configure --prefix=/opt/openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION \
     && make all install
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ FROM builder AS builder-debug
 ARG OPENMPI_VERSION
 ENV OPENMPI_VERSION=$OPENMPI_VERSION
 
+COPY openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz
+
 WORKDIR /deps
 RUN cd build \
     && cmake ../mpifileutils \
@@ -99,8 +103,8 @@ RUN cd build \
     && make install
 
 
-RUN wget https://download.open-mpi.org/release/open-mpi/v4.1/openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz \
-    && gunzip -c openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz | tar xf - \
+#RUN wget https://download.open-mpi.org/release/open-mpi/v4.1/openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz
+RUN gunzip -c openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION.tar.gz | tar xf - \
     && cd openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION \
     && ./configure --prefix=/opt/openmpi-$OPENMPI_VERSION-debug --enable-debug \
     && make all install
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e786eef..d4c3048 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+# Copyright 2021-2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
 # Other additional copyright holders may be indicated within.
 #
 # The entirety of this work is licensed under the Apache License,
@@ -18,15 +18,27 @@
 # NOTE: git-version-gen will generate a value for VERSION, unless you override it.
 IMAGE_TAG_BASE ?= ghcr.io/nearnodeflash/nnf-mfu
 
+OPENMPI_VERSION ?= 4.1.7
+
+all: docker-build
+
+openmpi-$(OPENMPI_VERSION).tar.gz: Makefile Dockerfile
+	if [[ ! -f openmpi-$(OPENMPI_VERSION).tar.gz ]]; then \
+		wget https://download.open-mpi.org/release/open-mpi/v4.1/openmpi-$(OPENMPI_VERSION).tar.gz; \
+	fi
+
+.PHONY: get-openmpi
+get-openmpi: openmpi-$(OPENMPI_VERSION).tar.gz
+
 docker-build: VERSION ?= $(shell cat .version)
 docker-build: TARGET ?= production
-docker-build: .version
-	docker build --target $(TARGET) -t $(IMAGE_TAG_BASE):$(VERSION) .
+docker-build: .version openmpi-$(OPENMPI_VERSION).tar.gz
+	docker build --build-arg="OPENMPI_VERSION=$(OPENMPI_VERSION)" --target $(TARGET) -t $(IMAGE_TAG_BASE):$(VERSION) .
 
 docker-build-debug: VERSION ?= $(shell cat .version)
 docker-build-debug: IMAGE_TAG_BASE := $(IMAGE_TAG_BASE)-debug
-docker-build-debug: .version
-	docker build --target debug -t $(IMAGE_TAG_BASE):$(VERSION) .
+docker-build-debug: .version openmpi-$(OPENMPI_VERSION).tar.gz
+	docker build --build-arg="OPENMPI_VERSION=$(OPENMPI_VERSION)" --target debug -t $(IMAGE_TAG_BASE):$(VERSION) .
 
 docker-push: VERSION ?= $(shell cat .version)
 docker-push: .version
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index b668c74..1adf539 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Utils](https://github.com/hpc/mpifileutils) commands.
 
 The foundation of this image relies on
 [mpi-operator](https://github.com/kubeflow/mpi-operator) with the addition of
-MPI File Utils that have been constructed from source. At the time of this writing, the mpi-operator image installs v4.1.0 of Open MPI.
+MPI File Utils that have been constructed from source.
 
 This image is primarily used for NNF Data Movement and as a base image for running NNF User Containers.