diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69455574..f197c16f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.52.2
+
+### Fixes
+
+- **Fix image-optimizer 500s (broken avatars/icons; 502s at the edge) caused by Sharp's native binary not loading on the Chainguard runtime.** A latent bug unmasked by the 0.52.1 `.next/cache` permission fix: with the cache now writable, the Next.js image optimizer finally runs far enough to load **Sharp** — and fails. `Dockerfile.app` built on `node:24-alpine` (musl) and stripped Sharp's glibc binaries, but the runtime image `cgr.dev/chainguard/node` is **glibc** (Wolfi), so only `@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64` shipped into a glibc runtime → `Could not load the "sharp" module using the linux-x64 runtime` → every `/_next/image` request 500s. Fixed by building on a glibc base (`node:24` Debian) and removing the musl-only strip, so Sharp's glibc binary (`@img/sharp-linux-x64`) is installed, traced into the standalone output, and loads at runtime. Verified by building the production `linux/amd64` image and confirming Sharp both loads and encodes a WebP. (Prisma was unaffected because it uses the `@prisma/adapter-pg` JS driver, not a native query engine.)
+
 ## 0.52.1
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/Dockerfile.app b/Dockerfile.app
index 67d4542f..6334690e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.app
+++ b/Dockerfile.app
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@
 # importantly `RUN --mount=type=cache,...` for npm + Next.js build caches and
 # `RUN --mount=type=secret,...` for Sentry credentials.
 # BuildKit is the default builder in Docker Desktop and modern docker engine.
-FROM node:24-alpine AS base
+FROM node:24 AS base
 
 #region deps
 # Install dependencies only when needed
 FROM base AS deps
-# Check https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/tree/b4117f9333da4138b03a546ec926ef50a31506c3#nodealpine to understand why libc6-compat might be needed.
-# RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat # disable this, as it prevents Prisma from running https://www.prisma.io/docs/guides/docker
 WORKDIR /app
 # Install dependencies based on the preferred package manager
 COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
@@ -20,19 +18,17 @@ COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 # packages that haven't changed. `sharing=locked` ensures concurrent builds
 # don't corrupt the cache.
 #
-# After install, strip Sharp's glibc-arm64 and glibc-x64 binaries. Alpine is
-# musl, so the linuxmusl variants are the only ones loaded at runtime. The
-# glibc variants are pulled in defensively as npm optional deps but never
-# `dlopen()`'d on a musl host — saves ~16.6 MB on the final image because
-# Next.js's `@vercel/nft` standalone trace would otherwise include them.
+# Build on glibc (node:24 is Debian, NOT Alpine/musl) so Sharp's prebuilt
+# glibc binary (@img/sharp-linux-x64) is installed and traced into the
+# standalone output. The runtime image (cgr.dev/chainguard/node, Wolfi) is
+# ALSO glibc, so the binary loads. Do NOT strip @img/sharp-* — building on
+# musl while shipping to a glibc runtime makes Sharp fail at runtime with
+# "Could not load the 'sharp' module using the linux-x64 runtime" (the image
+# optimizer then 500s on every avatar/icon).
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm,sharing=locked \
     if [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm ci --prefer-offline --no-audit --no-fund; \
     else echo "Lockfile not found." && exit 1; \
-    fi && \
-    rm -rf node_modules/@img/sharp-libvips-linux-arm64 \
-           node_modules/@img/sharp-libvips-linux-x64 \
-           node_modules/@img/sharp-linux-arm64 \
-           node_modules/@img/sharp-linux-x64
+    fi
 #endregion
 
 #region builder
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 41add68a..e72d7d73 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "helldivers.bot",
-    "version": "0.52.1",
+    "version": "0.52.2",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "helldivers.bot",
-            "version": "0.52.1",
+            "version": "0.52.2",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@asteasolutions/zod-to-openapi": "^8.5.0",
                 "@mdx-js/loader": "^3.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea263970..c2009c22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "helldivers.bot",
-    "version": "0.52.1",
+    "version": "0.52.2",
     "private": true,
     "type": "module",
     "scripts": {