diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cf7933a..df399c5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 FROM golang:1.15-alpine
 
 # the following version can be overridden at image build time with --build-arg
-ARG HUGO_VERSION=0.78.1
+ARG HUGO_VERSION=0.78.2
 # remove/comment the following line completely to build with vanilla Hugo:
 ARG HUGO_EXTENDED=1
 
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ RUN apk update && \
       py3-pip \
       ruby \
       ${HUGO_EXTENDED:+libc6-compat libstdc++} && \
-    update-ca-certificates && \
-    npm install --global postcss postcss-cli autoprefixer @babel/core @babel/cli && \
+    update-ca-certificates
+
+# download Hugo and miscellaneous optional dependencies
+RUN npm install --global postcss postcss-cli autoprefixer @babel/core @babel/cli && \
     pip3 install --upgrade Pygments==2.* && \
     gem install asciidoctor && \
     wget https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/v${HUGO_VERSION}/hugo_${HUGO_EXTENDED:+extended_}${HUGO_VERSION}_Linux-64bit.tar.gz && \
@@ -40,6 +42,11 @@ RUN apk update && \
     chmod +x /usr/local/bin/hugo && \
     rm -rf hugo_* LICENSE README.md
 
+# fix potential stack size problems on Alpine
+# https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/blob/fb63f7e016877e13535d4116b458d8f28012e87f/containers/hugo/.devcontainer/Dockerfile#L19
+RUN go get github.com/yaegashi/muslstack && \
+    muslstack -s 0x800000 /usr/local/bin/hugo
+
 # verify everything's OK, exit otherwise
 RUN hugo version && \
     hugo env && \