diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dc7806ee3e717fc7d225ed5ffe249114661f30f3..2aa8efb79b65bfe1936c16955bf8e2a55724c723 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=registry.git-ce.rwth-aachen.de/jupyter/singleuser/python:latest
 FROM ${BASE_IMAGE}
 
+# Install packages via requirements.txt
+ADD /tmp/requirement.txt .
+RUN pip3 install -r /tmp/requirements.txt
+
 # Update conda base environment to match specifications in environment.yml
 ADD environment.yml /tmp/environment.yml
 USER root
@@ -13,6 +17,3 @@ RUN conda env update -f /tmp/environment.yml && \
     conda clean -a -f -y
 
 ENV JUPYTER_ENABLE_LAB=yes
-
-# Copy workspace
-COPY ./ /home/jovyan
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fb6c7ed7ec60dafcf523d2e12daa17abc92ae384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pandas