diff --git a/server/ops/docker/Cargo.toml b/server/ops/docker/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fe91a83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ops/docker/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Specify svgbob_cli via Cargo.toml so that Dependabot can help with updates
+
+[package]
+name = "kroki_svgbob_cli"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "svgbob_cli"
+path = "/home/rust/.cargo/bin/svgbob"
+test = false
+bench = false
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+svgbob_cli = "0.5.3"
diff --git a/server/ops/docker/build-static-svgbob b/server/ops/docker/build-static-svgbob
index 7bcd6193e..4de6e44de 100644
--- a/server/ops/docker/build-static-svgbob
+++ b/server/ops/docker/build-static-svgbob
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # build static executable binary
 FROM ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.56.1
+COPY Cargo.toml .
 
-RUN cargo install --quiet --version 0.5.3 svgbob_cli
+RUN mkdir -p /home/rust/.cargo/bin/
+RUN cargo fetch --quiet
+
+# Copy the svgbob file to a consistent directory so that we can use it in the main kroki Dockerfile easily
+RUN cp /home/rust/.cargo/registry/index/*/.cache/sv/gb/svgbob /home/rust/.cargo/bin/svgbob