diff --git a/src/BackOffice/BackOffice.csproj b/src/BackOffice/BackOffice.csproj
index c6bc273..4511f4e 100644
--- a/src/BackOffice/BackOffice.csproj
+++ b/src/BackOffice/BackOffice.csproj
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@
     <!-- This enables direct communication with CMS (no BFF needed)   -->
     <!-- ============================================================ -->
     
-    <!-- Direct reference to CMS Protobuf project -->
+    <!-- CMS Protobuf NuGet package (used for both local dev and Docker builds) -->
     <ItemGroup>
-        <ProjectReference Include="../../../CMS/src/CMSMicroservice.Protobuf/CMSMicroservice.Protobuf.csproj" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Foursat.CMSMicroservice.Protobuf" Version="0.0.178" />
     </ItemGroup>
     
     <!-- ============================================================ -->
diff --git a/src/BackOffice/Dockerfile b/src/BackOffice/Dockerfile
index faa6fe2..cb5cc41 100644
--- a/src/BackOffice/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/BackOffice/Dockerfile
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ WORKDIR /src
 COPY ["BackOffice/NuGet.config", "NuGet.config"]
 COPY ["BackOffice/BackOffice.csproj", "BackOffice/"]
 
-# Copy libs folder with pre-built DLLs (built by build-deps.sh)
-COPY ["libs/", "libs/"]
-
 # Restore dependencies
 RUN dotnet restore "BackOffice/BackOffice.csproj" --configfile NuGet.config