diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile.prod b/apps/api/Dockerfile.prod
index c89e18e..8f90f64 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ COPY . .
 
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
 
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--workers", "2"]
+RUN chmod +x start.sh
+
+CMD ["./start.sh"]
diff --git a/apps/api/start.sh b/apps/api/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcd6dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+uv run alembic upgrade head
+uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --workers 2