diff --git a/docker/api/Dockerfile b/docker/api/Dockerfile
index f77fe85..dda6136 100644
--- a/docker/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Backend base stage
-FROM python:3.11-slim AS backend-base
+FROM python:3.12-slim AS backend-base
 
 WORKDIR /app