diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 5e62dcf..3afc1f8 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: dm-tools # you probably want to 'snapcraft register <name>'
-base: core18 # the base snap is the execution environment for this snap
+base: core24 # the base snap is the execution environment for this snap
 version: '1.4.0' # just for humans, typically '1.2+git' or '1.3.2'
 summary: Command-line tools for the lazy DM # 79 char long summary
 description: |