diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index d27042395c..a4fc0b8d57 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ This document provides a guide for installing AWX.
   - [Clone the repo](#clone-the-repo)
   - [AWX branding](#awx-branding)
   - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
-    - [Installing gettext](#installing-gettext)
   - [AWX Tunables](#awx-tunables)
   - [Choose a deployment platform](#choose-a-deployment-platform)
 - [OpenShift](#openshift)
@@ -49,29 +48,11 @@ To install the assets, clone the awx-logos repo into the root of your local AWX
 Before you can run a deployment, you'll need the following installed in your local environment:
 
 - [Ansible](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/intro_installation.html)
-- gettext package for your platform (See [Installing gettext](#installing-gettext))
 - [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/)
 - [docker-py](https://github.com/docker/docker-py) Python module
-- [Node 6.x LTS version](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
-- [NPM 3.x LTS](https://docs.npmjs.com/)
 - [GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/)
 
-#### Installing gettext
-
-On Fedora / CentOS / RHEL:
-
-```bash
-$ yum install gettext
-```
-
-On macOS:
-
-```bash
-$ brew install gettext
-$ brew link gettext --force
-```
-
 ### AWX Tunables
 
 **TODO** add tunable bits
diff --git a/installer/image_build/files/Dockerfile.sdist b/installer/image_build/files/Dockerfile.sdist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15d0749f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/image_build/files/Dockerfile.sdist
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM centos:7
+
+RUN yum install -y epel-release
+
+RUN yum install -y bzip2 \
+    gcc-c++ \
+    gettext \
+    git \
+    make \
+    python \
+    python-pip
+
+RUN curl --silent --location https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | bash -
+RUN yum install -y nodejs
+RUN npm set progress=false
+
+WORKDIR "/awx"
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+CMD ["make sdist"]
diff --git a/installer/image_build/tasks/main.yml b/installer/image_build/tasks/main.yml
index 45a9879623..b6c41fc97b 100644
--- a/installer/image_build/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/image_build/tasks/main.yml
@@ -47,12 +47,22 @@
   when: not sdist.stat.exists
   delegate_to: localhost
 
+- name: Build sdist builder image
+  docker_image:
+    path: "image_build/files"
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile.sdist
+    name: awx_sdist_builder
+    tag: "{{ awx_version }}"
+    force: true
+
 - name: Build AWX distribution
-  shell: make sdist
-  args:
-    chdir: ..
-    creates: "./dist/{{ awx_sdist_file }}"
-  delegate_to: localhost
+  docker_container:
+    image: "awx_sdist_builder:{{ awx_version }}"
+    name: awx_sdist_builder
+    state: started
+    detach: false
+    volumes:
+      - ../:/awx
 
 - name: Set docker build base path
   set_fact: