diff --git a/Dockerfile.local b/Dockerfile.local
index 843e053..1aea781 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.local
+++ b/Dockerfile.local
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # under the License.
 ############################################################################
 
-FROM ubuntu:20.04 as INSTALL
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as INSTALL
 
 WORKDIR /build
 
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@
 RUN python3 -m build /build/RO-SDN-tapi && \
     python3 -m pip install /build/RO-SDN-tapi/dist/*.whl
 
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get --yes update && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get --yes install python3-minimal
 
 COPY --from=INSTALL /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages
-COPY --from=INSTALL /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages  /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages
+COPY --from=INSTALL /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages  /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages
 COPY --from=INSTALL /usr/bin/genisoimage /usr/bin/genisoimage
 COPY --from=INSTALL /etc/protocols /etc/protocols
 
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@
 
 EXPOSE 9090
 
+# Creating the user for the app
+RUN groupadd -g 1000 appuser && \
+    useradd -u 1000 -g 1000 -d /app appuser && \
+    mkdir -p /app/osm_ro && \
+    mkdir -p /app/storage/kafka && \
+    mkdir /app/log && \
+    chown -R appuser:appuser /app
+
+WORKDIR /app/osm_ro
+
+# Changing the security context
+USER appuser
+
 # Two mysql databases are needed (DB and DB_OVIM). Can be hosted on same or separated containers
 # These ENV must be provided
 ENV RO_DB_HOST=""
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix_dockerfile_local-2755bc265117bf2b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix_dockerfile_local-2755bc265117bf2b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b66498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix_dockerfile_local-2755bc265117bf2b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#######################################################################################
+# Copyright ETSI Contributors and Others.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#######################################################################################
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix RO Dockerfile.local 
+    Build RO images using Ubuntu 22.04.