diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
index 56bb660..c10780c 100644
--- a/.python-version
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.12.7
+3.13.1
diff --git a/app/Dockerfile b/app/Dockerfile
index 300c1e0..9cc434b 100644
--- a/app/Dockerfile
+++ b/app/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ARG GID=1000
 
 #
 # first stage for our base image
-FROM python:3.12-alpine AS base
+FROM python:3.13-alpine AS base
 USER root
 
 COPY --chmod=0700 ./hardening_base.sh .