diff --git a/admin/Dockerfile b/admin/Dockerfile
index 0ad7be7af..41b1bbab1 100644
--- a/admin/Dockerfile
+++ b/admin/Dockerfile
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ WORKDIR ${DOCKER_WORKDIR}
 FROM base as bun-base
 
 RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache curl tar bash
-RUN curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+COPY .bun-version .bun-version
+RUN BUN_VERSION=$(cat .bun-version) && \
+  curl -fsSL https://bun.com/install | bash -s "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
 # Add bun's global bin directory to PATH
 ENV PATH="/root/.bun/bin:${PATH}"
 
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 4ab2f1883..eeab1ac17 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ WORKDIR ${DOCKER_WORKDIR}
 FROM base as bun-base
 
 RUN apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl bash unzip
-#RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache curl tar bash
-RUN curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+COPY .bun-version .bun-version
+RUN BUN_VERSION=$(cat .bun-version) && \
+  curl -fsSL https://bun.com/install | bash -s "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
 # Add bun's global bin directory to PATH
 ENV PATH="/root/.bun/bin:${PATH}"
 
diff --git a/database/Dockerfile b/database/Dockerfile
index c8d1f40a2..48aa3326d 100644
--- a/database/Dockerfile
+++ b/database/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ FROM base as bun-base
 
 #RUN apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl bash unzip
 RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache curl tar bash
-RUN curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+COPY .bun-version .bun-version
+RUN BUN_VERSION=$(cat .bun-version) && \
+  curl -fsSL https://bun.com/install | bash -s "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
 # Add bun's global bin directory to PATH
 ENV PATH="/root/.bun/bin:${PATH}"
 
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/install-missing-deps.sh b/deployment/bare_metal/install-missing-deps.sh
index 52c1f7fab..a75a574dc 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/install-missing-deps.sh
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/install-missing-deps.sh
@@ -19,19 +19,34 @@ install_nvm() {
 }
 nvm use || install_nvm
 
-# check for some tools and install them, when missing
-# bun https://bun.sh/install, faster packet-manager as yarn
-if ! command -v bun &> /dev/null
+# unzip needed for bun install script
+if ! command -v unzip &> /dev/null
 then
-    if ! command -v unzip &> /dev/null
-    then
-        echo "'unzip' is missing, will be installed now!"
-        sudo apt-get install -y unzip
-    fi
-    echo "'bun' is missing, will be installed now!"
-    curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+    echo "'unzip' is missing, will be installed now!"
+    sudo apt-get install -y unzip
+fi
+
+# check for some tools and install them, when missing
+# bun https://bun.com/install, faster packet-manager as yarn
+BUN_VERSION_FILE="$PROJECT_ROOT/.bun-version"
+if [ ! -f "$BUN_VERSION_FILE" ]; then
+    echo ".bun-version file not found at: $BUN_VERSION_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+BUN_VERSION="$(cat "$BUN_VERSION_FILE" | tr -d '[:space:]')"
+if ! command -v bun &> /dev/null
+then    
+    echo "'bun' is missing, v$BUN_VERSION will be installed now!"
+    curl -fsSL https://bun.com/install | bash -s "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
     export BUN_INSTALL="$HOME/.bun"
     export PATH="$BUN_INSTALL/bin:$PATH"
+else 
+    CURRENT_VERSION="$(bun --version | tr -d '[:space:]')"
+    if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$BUN_VERSION" ]
+    then
+        echo "'bun' is outdated, v$BUN_VERSION will be installed now!"
+        curl -fsSL https://bun.com/install | bash -s "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
+    fi
 fi
 # turbo https://turborepo.com/docs/getting-started
 if ! command -v turbo &> /dev/null
diff --git a/dht-node/Dockerfile b/dht-node/Dockerfile
index c19888a5d..963e093d6 100644
--- a/dht-node/Dockerfile
+++ b/dht-node/Dockerfile
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ WORKDIR ${DOCKER_WORKDIR}
 FROM base as bun-base
 
 RUN apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl bash unzip
-#RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache curl tar bash
-RUN curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+COPY .bun-version .bun-version
+RUN BUN_VERSION=$(cat .bun-version) && \
+  curl -fsSL https://bun.com/install | bash -s "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
 # Add bun's global bin directory to PATH
 ENV PATH="/root/.bun/bin:${PATH}"
 
diff --git a/federation/Dockerfile b/federation/Dockerfile
index a8fcfd769..c3a45bf3d 100644
--- a/federation/Dockerfile
+++ b/federation/Dockerfile
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ WORKDIR ${DOCKER_WORKDIR}
 FROM base as bun-base
 
 RUN apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl bash unzip
-#RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache curl tar bash
-RUN curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+COPY .bun-version .bun-version
+RUN BUN_VERSION=$(cat .bun-version) && \
+  curl -fsSL https://bun.com/install | bash -s "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
 # Add bun's global bin directory to PATH
 ENV PATH="/root/.bun/bin:${PATH}"
 
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 23ca0685e..05e9e2255 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ WORKDIR ${DOCKER_WORKDIR}
 FROM base as bun-base
 
 RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache curl tar bash
-RUN curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+COPY .bun-version .bun-version
+RUN BUN_VERSION=$(cat .bun-version) && \
+  curl -fsSL https://bun.com/install | bash -s "bun-v${BUN_VERSION}"
 # Add bun's global bin directory to PATH
 ENV PATH="/root/.bun/bin:${PATH}"