diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 664f31b..0d2b183 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Use official Python image
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app