diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 51ad67d..fee2993 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
-FROM python:3-slim-bookworm AS builder
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS builder
 
 # Second line optional/debug/qol
 RUN apt update && apt install -y \