diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cde20de..aad4d5c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
 ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"
 
+# spaCy processing configuration
+ENV SPACY_USE_DEPENDENCIES="True"
+ENV SPACY_USE_GERMALEMMA="True"
+
 # Set the working directory
 COPY lib /app/lib
 COPY requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt