diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-now.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-now.yaml
index 4f6b731..7f5ee75 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-now.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-now.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           printf 'fi\n' >> "$SCRIPT"
           printf '\n' >> "$SCRIPT"
           printf 'echo "Deploying all services"\n' >> "$SCRIPT"
-          printf 'docker compose --env-file /tmp/nexus-deploy-env build\n' >> "$SCRIPT"
+          printf 'docker compose --env-file /tmp/nexus-deploy-env build --no-cache\n' >> "$SCRIPT"
           printf 'docker compose --env-file /tmp/nexus-deploy-env up -d --force-recreate\n' >> "$SCRIPT"
           printf '\n' >> "$SCRIPT"
           printf 'echo "Waiting for services to become healthy (up to 180s)..."\n' >> "$SCRIPT"
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 4178122..8ad48d9 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0-alpine AS build
-ARG DEPLOY_TIMESTAMP
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY Nexus.Api.csproj .
-# cache-bust: 2026-06-22T19:56+02
 RUN dotnet restore
 COPY . .
 RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o /app/publish
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 9715e5b..36f9d7e 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ services:
   api:
     build:
       context: ./backend
-      args:
-        DEPLOY_TIMESTAMP: "20260622195600"
     restart: unless-stopped
     deploy:
       resources: