diff --git a/docker/windows/dockerfile b/docker/windows/dockerfile
index 55f680d66..7e6f86c09 100644
--- a/docker/windows/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/windows/dockerfile
@@ -199,7 +199,29 @@ RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING QUARTO INSTALLATION ===' ; `
     Write-Host '✅ Quarto installation completed!'
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
-# PHASE 7: Install Python (Medium complexity)
+# PHASE 7: Install Ghostscript (required for PDF generation)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING GHOSTSCRIPT INSTALLATION ===' ; `
+    Write-Host 'Installing Ghostscript via Scoop...' ; `
+    scoop install main/ghostscript ; `
+    Write-Host '📦 Ghostscript installed' ; `
+    Write-Host 'Verifying Ghostscript installation...' ; `
+    gs --version ; `
+    Write-Host '✅ Ghostscript installation complete'
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# PHASE 8: Install Inkscape (required for SVG processing)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING INKSCAPE INSTALLATION ===' ; `
+    Write-Host 'Installing Inkscape via Scoop...' ; `
+    scoop install inkscape ; `
+    Write-Host '📦 Inkscape installed' ; `
+    Write-Host 'Verifying Inkscape installation...' ; `
+    inkscape --version ; `
+    Write-Host '✅ Inkscape installation complete'
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# PHASE 9: Install Python (Medium complexity)
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING PYTHON INSTALLATION ===' ; `
     Write-Host 'Installing Python via Scoop (same as quarto-build workflow)...' ; `
@@ -211,7 +233,7 @@ RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING PYTHON INSTALLATION ===' ; `
     Write-Host '✅ Python installation complete'
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
-# PHASE 8: Install Python packages (Medium complexity)
+# PHASE 10: Install Python packages (Medium complexity)
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING PYTHON PACKAGE INSTALLATION ===' ; `
     Write-Host 'Installing Python packages from requirements.txt (same as quarto-build workflow)...' ; `
@@ -225,7 +247,7 @@ RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING PYTHON PACKAGE INSTALLATION ===' ; `
     Write-Host '✅ Python package installation complete'
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
-# PHASE 9: Install Visual C++ Redistributable (Required for Quarto DLLs)
+# PHASE 11: Install Visual C++ Redistributable (Required for Quarto DLLs)
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING VISUAL C++ REDISTRIBUTABLE INSTALLATION ===' ; `
     Write-Host 'Installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable...' ; `
@@ -234,28 +256,6 @@ RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING VISUAL C++ REDISTRIBUTABLE INSTALLATION ===' ; `
     Write-Host '📦 Visual C++ Redistributable installed' ; `
     Write-Host '✅ Visual C++ Redistributable installation complete'
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# PHASE 10: Install Ghostscript (required for PDF generation)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING GHOSTSCRIPT INSTALLATION ===' ; `
-    Write-Host 'Installing Ghostscript via Scoop...' ; `
-    scoop install main/ghostscript ; `
-    Write-Host '📦 Ghostscript installed' ; `
-    Write-Host 'Verifying Ghostscript installation...' ; `
-    gs --version ; `
-    Write-Host '✅ Ghostscript installation complete'
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-# PHASE 11: Install Inkscape (required for SVG processing)
-# ------------------------------------------------------------
-RUN Write-Host '=== STARTING INKSCAPE INSTALLATION ===' ; `
-    Write-Host 'Installing Inkscape via Scoop...' ; `
-    scoop install inkscape ; `
-    Write-Host '📦 Inkscape installed' ; `
-    Write-Host 'Verifying Inkscape installation...' ; `
-    inkscape --version ; `
-    Write-Host '✅ Inkscape installation complete'
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 # PHASE 12: Install R (Medium complexity)
 # ------------------------------------------------------------