diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e1d38ac3a1..5c3d802225 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 4.3.3
         version: 4.3.3
       exiftool-vendored:
-        specifier: ^33.0.0
-        version: 33.5.0
+        specifier: ^28.8.0
+        version: 28.8.0
       express:
         specifier: ^5.1.0
         version: 5.1.0
@@ -5503,6 +5503,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-a28v2eWrrRWPpJSzxc+mKwm0ZtVx/G8SepdQZDArnXYU/XS+IF6mp8aB/4E+hH1tyGCoDo3KlUCdlSxGDsRkAw==}
     hasBin: true
 
+  batch-cluster@13.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EreW0Vi8TwovhYUHBXXRA5tthuU2ynGsZFlboyMJHCCUXYa2AjgwnE3ubBOJs2xJLcuXFJbi6c/8pH5+FVj8Og==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+
   batch-cluster@15.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eUmh0ld1AUPKTEmdzwGF9QTSexXAyt9rA1F5zDfW1wUi3okA3Tal4NLdCeFI6aiKpBenQhR6NmK9bW9tBHTGPQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=20'}
@@ -6849,15 +6853,26 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8uSpZZocAZRBAPIEINJj3Lo9HyGitllczc27Eh5YYojjMFMn8yHMDMaUHE2Jqfq05D/wucwI4JGURyXt1vchyg==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
+  exiftool-vendored.exe@13.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-4zAMuFGgxZkOoyQIzZMHv1HlvgyJK3AkNqjAgm8A8V0UmOZO7yv3pH49cDV1OduzFJqgs6yQ6eG4OGydhKtxlg==}
+    os: [win32]
+
   exiftool-vendored.exe@13.42.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6AFybe5IakduMWleuQBfep9OWGSVZSedt2uKL+LzufRsATp+beOF7tZyKtMztjb6VRH1GF/4F9EvBVam6zm70w==}
     os: [win32]
 
+  exiftool-vendored.pl@13.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+BRRzjselpWudKR0ltAW5SUt9T82D+gzQN8DdOQUgnSVWWp7oLCeTGBRptbQz+436Ihn/mPzmo/xnf0cv/Qw1A==}
+    os: ['!win32']
+
   exiftool-vendored.pl@13.42.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-EF5IdxQNIJIvZjHf4bG4jnwAHVVSLkYZToo2q+Mm89kSuppKfRvHz/lngIxN0JALE8rFdC4zt6NWY/PKqRdCcg==}
     os: ['!win32']
     hasBin: true
 
+  exiftool-vendored@28.8.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-R7tirJLr9fWuH9JS/KFFLB+O7jNGKuPXGxREc6YybYangEudGb+X8ERsYXk9AifMiAWh/2agNfbgkbcQcF+MxA==}
+
   exiftool-vendored@33.5.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7cCh6izwdmC5ZaCxpHFehnExIr2Yp7CJuxHg4WFiGcm81yyxXLtvSE+85ep9VsNwhlOtSpk+XxiqrlddjY5lAw==}
     engines: {node: '>=20.0.0'}
@@ -17584,6 +17599,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   baseline-browser-mapping@2.8.31: {}
 
+  batch-cluster@13.0.0: {}
+
   batch-cluster@15.0.1: {}
 
   batch@0.6.1: {}
@@ -19132,11 +19149,27 @@ snapshots:
       signal-exit: 3.0.7
       strip-final-newline: 2.0.0
 
+  exiftool-vendored.exe@13.0.0:
+    optional: true
+
   exiftool-vendored.exe@13.42.0:
     optional: true
 
+  exiftool-vendored.pl@13.0.1: {}
+
   exiftool-vendored.pl@13.42.0: {}
 
+  exiftool-vendored@28.8.0:
+    dependencies:
+      '@photostructure/tz-lookup': 11.3.0
+      '@types/luxon': 3.7.1
+      batch-cluster: 13.0.0
+      exiftool-vendored.pl: 13.0.1
+      he: 1.2.0
+      luxon: 3.7.2
+    optionalDependencies:
+      exiftool-vendored.exe: 13.0.0
+
   exiftool-vendored@33.5.0:
     dependencies:
       '@photostructure/tz-lookup': 11.3.0
diff --git a/server/Dockerfile b/server/Dockerfile
index 267253ccd9..f01d7d39c1 100644
--- a/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/server/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ghcr.io/immich-app/base-server-dev:202511261514@sha256:cbcca5851fd11042463f09797e6d6068d94adbb108749e62aa69159df59c0591 AS builder
+FROM ghcr.io/immich-app/base-server-dev:202510092146@sha256:124ec9659cba4a206924de5e3691f84acde16d75fa2b10b7007542424b696b96 AS builder
 ENV COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0 \
   CI=1 \
   COREPACK_HOME=/tmp \
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pnpm-plugins,target=/buildcache/pnpm-store \
   --mount=type=cache,id=mise-tools,target=/buildcache/mise \
   cd plugins && mise run build
 
-FROM ghcr.io/immich-app/base-server-prod:202511261514@sha256:c04c1c38dd90e53455b180aedf93c3c63474c8d20ffe2c6d7a3a61a2181e6d29
+FROM ghcr.io/immich-app/base-server-prod:202510092146@sha256:c39b9ad949e7777bce415e6931334aeff7331e04cb7f9df93f9ae44f6ff36b9e
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production \
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 771fe36dbc..3bf309672b 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "cookie": "^1.0.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
     "cron": "4.3.3",
-    "exiftool-vendored": "^33.0.0",
+    "exiftool-vendored": "^28.8.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
     "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.2",
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
     "sanitize-html": "^2.14.0",
     "semver": "^7.6.2",
-    "sharp": "^0.34.5",
+    "sharp": "^0.34.4",
     "sirv": "^3.0.0",
     "socket.io": "^4.8.1",
     "tailwindcss-preset-email": "^1.4.0",
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
index 32882de0e0..6073ddcb22 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/metadata.repository.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { BinaryField, DefaultReadTaskOptions, ExifTool, Tags } from 'exiftool-vendored';
 import geotz from 'geo-tz';
 import { LoggingRepository } from 'src/repositories/logging.repository';
-import { mimeTypes } from 'src/utils/mime-types';
 
 interface ExifDuration {
   Value: number;
@@ -104,8 +103,7 @@ export class MetadataRepository {
   }
 
   readTags(path: string): Promise<ImmichTags> {
-    const args = mimeTypes.isVideo(path) ? ['-ee'] : [];
-    return this.exiftool.read(path, args).catch((error) => {
+    return this.exiftool.read(path).catch((error) => {
       this.logger.warn(`Error reading exif data (${path}): ${error}\n${error?.stack}`);
       return {};
     }) as Promise<ImmichTags>;