-# copy rmr files from builder image in lieu of an Alpine package
-COPY --from=nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10002/o-ran-sc/bldr-alpine3-rmr:4.0.5 /usr/local/lib64/librmr* /usr/local/lib64/
+# sdl uses hiredis which needs gcc
+RUN apt update && apt install -y gcc musl-dev
+
+# copy rmr libraries from builder image in lieu of an Alpine package
+ARG RMRVERSION=4.9.0
+RUN wget --content-disposition https://packagecloud.io/o-ran-sc/release/packages/debian/stretch/rmr_${RMRVERSION}_amd64.deb/download.deb && dpkg -i rmr_${RMRVERSION}_amd64.deb
+RUN wget --content-disposition https://packagecloud.io/o-ran-sc/release/packages/debian/stretch/rmr-dev_${RMRVERSION}_amd64.deb/download.deb && dpkg -i rmr-dev_${RMRVERSION}_amd64.deb
+RUN rm -f rmr_${RMRVERSION}_amd64.deb rmr-dev_${RMRVERSION}_amd64.deb