diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2db3451..28e1c92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   IMAGE_NAME: jbeveridge/nginx-distroless
-  NGINX_VERSION: 1.27.2
+  NGINX_VERSION: 1.27.3
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2db0c27..95207d3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Build stage
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim AS build
 
-ARG NGINX_VERSION=1.27.2
+ARG NGINX_VERSION=1.27.3
 WORKDIR /var/www/nginx-distroless
 RUN echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | debconf-set-selections
 
 # Install necessary libraries and dependencies to compile nginx
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    gcc g++ make unzip \
+    build-essential gcc g++ make unzip \
     libaio-dev libc-dev libxslt1-dev libxml2-dev zlib1g-dev \
     libpcre3-dev libbz2-dev libssl-dev autoconf wget \
     lsb-release apt-transport-https ca-certificates
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4819369..16d9d72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 ![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/jbeveridge/nginx-distroless)
 ![Docker Image Size](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jbeveridge/nginx-distroless/latest)
 
-This repository contains a Dockerfile that builds a lightweight distroless NGINX 1.27.2 image from source, based on the article [Smallest Distroless NGINX Container](https://medium.com/@rockmetoo/smallest-distroless-nginx-container-alpine-c08c3a9cac93). The NGINX build is customized with various modules and optimizations for security and performance.
+This repository contains a Dockerfile that builds a lightweight distroless NGINX 1.27.3 image from source, based on the article [Smallest Distroless NGINX Container](https://medium.com/@rockmetoo/smallest-distroless-nginx-container-alpine-c08c3a9cac93). The NGINX build is customized with various modules and optimizations for security and performance.
 
 ## Table of Contents
-
+~~~~
 - [Why Distroless](#why-distroless)
 - [Features](#features)
 - [Building the Docker Image](#building-the-docker-image)