diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 952d8dc39..d256dcac4 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # this image gets published to GHCR for production use
-ARG py_version=3.10.7
+ARG py_version=3.11.2
 
 FROM python:$py_version-slim-bullseye as base