diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 5cc4643a6c..acc68ea308 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # FOUNDATION
 ###############################
 
-FROM python:3.10-slim AS foundation
+FROM python:3.12-slim AS foundation
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1