diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fcf07853..6d1721ed 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ PHP_VERSION=7.4
 
 ### Phalcon Version ###########################################
 
-# Select a Phalcon version of the Workspace and PHP-FPM containers (Does not apply to HHVM). Accepted values: 3.4.0+
-PHALCON_VERSION=4.0.5
+# Select a Phalcon version of the Workspace and PHP-FPM containers (Does not apply to HHVM). Accepted values: 5.0.0+
+PHALCON_VERSION=5.0.0
 
 ### PHP Interpreter #######################################
 
diff --git a/php-fpm/Dockerfile b/php-fpm/Dockerfile
index 46ecbaf2..280e0682 100644
--- a/php-fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/php-fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -854,20 +854,12 @@ ENV LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION ${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION}
 COPY ./phalcon.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini.disable
 
 RUN if [ $INSTALL_PHALCON = true ]; then \
-    apt-get install -yqq unzip libpcre3-dev gcc make re2c git automake autoconf\
-    && git clone https://github.com/jbboehr/php-psr.git \
-    && cd php-psr \
-    && phpize \
-    && ./configure \
-    && make \
-    && make test \
-    && make install \
-    && curl -L -o /tmp/cphalcon.zip https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/archive/v${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION}.zip \
-    && unzip -d /tmp/ /tmp/cphalcon.zip \
-    && cd /tmp/cphalcon-${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION}/build \
-    && ./install \
+    echo '' | pecl install phalcon-${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION} ; \
     && mv /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini.disable /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini \
-    && rm -rf /tmp/cphalcon* \
+    && echo "extension=psr.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini \
+    && echo "extension=phalcon.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini \
+    && ln -s /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/cli/conf.d/30-phalcon.ini \
+    && docker-php-ext-enable phalcon \
 ;fi
 
 ###########################################################################
diff --git a/php-worker/Dockerfile b/php-worker/Dockerfile
index 687ba903..b45d413d 100644
--- a/php-worker/Dockerfile
+++ b/php-worker/Dockerfile
@@ -310,24 +310,20 @@ RUN if [ ${INSTALL_CASSANDRA} = true ]; then \
 
 # Install Phalcon ext
 ARG INSTALL_PHALCON=false
-ARG PHALCON_VERSION
-ENV PHALCON_VERSION ${PHALCON_VERSION}
+ARG LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION
+ENV LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION ${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION}
+
+# Copy phalcon configration
+COPY ./phalcon.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini.disable
 
 RUN if [ $INSTALL_PHALCON = true ]; then \
-  apk --update add unzip gcc make re2c bash\
-  && git clone https://github.com/jbboehr/php-psr.git \
-  && cd php-psr \
-  && phpize \
-  && ./configure \
-  && make \
-  && make test \
-  && make install \
-  && curl -L -o /tmp/cphalcon.zip https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/archive/v${PHALCON_VERSION}.zip \
-  && unzip -d /tmp/ /tmp/cphalcon.zip \
-  && cd /tmp/cphalcon-${PHALCON_VERSION}/build \
-  && ./install \
-  && rm -rf /tmp/cphalcon* \
-  ;fi
+    echo '' | pecl install phalcon-${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION} ; \
+    && mv /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini.disable /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini \
+    && echo "extension=psr.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini \
+    && echo "extension=phalcon.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini \
+    && ln -s /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/cli/conf.d/30-phalcon.ini \
+    && docker-php-ext-enable phalcon \
+;fi
 
 ARG INSTALL_GHOSTSCRIPT=false
 RUN if [ $INSTALL_GHOSTSCRIPT = true ]; then \
diff --git a/workspace/Dockerfile b/workspace/Dockerfile
index 5eee6679..60565b1b 100644
--- a/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -1321,23 +1321,16 @@ ARG INSTALL_PHALCON=false
 ARG LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION
 ENV LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION ${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION}
 
+# Copy phalcon configration
+COPY ./phalcon.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini.disable
+
 RUN if [ $INSTALL_PHALCON = true ]; then \
-    apt-get update && apt-get install -yqq unzip libpcre3-dev gcc make re2c git automake autoconf\
-    && git clone https://github.com/jbboehr/php-psr.git \
-    && cd php-psr \
-    && phpize \
-    && ./configure \
-    && make \
-    && make test \
-    && make install \
-    && curl -L -o /tmp/cphalcon.zip https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/archive/v${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION}.zip \
-    && unzip -d /tmp/ /tmp/cphalcon.zip \
-    && cd /tmp/cphalcon-${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION}/build \
-    && ./install \
+    echo '' | pecl install phalcon-${LARADOCK_PHALCON_VERSION} ; \
+    && mv /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini.disable /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/phalcon.ini \
     && echo "extension=psr.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini \
     && echo "extension=phalcon.so" >> /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini \
     && ln -s /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/mods-available/phalcon.ini /etc/php/${LARADOCK_PHP_VERSION}/cli/conf.d/30-phalcon.ini \
-    && rm -rf /tmp/cphalcon* \
+    && docker-php-ext-enable phalcon \
 ;fi
 
 ###########################################################################