diff --git a/estela_cli/templates.py b/estela_cli/templates.py
index 6b2d4b0..c2c7a66 100644
--- a/estela_cli/templates.py
+++ b/estela_cli/templates.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 DOCKER_APP_DIR = "/usr/src/app"
 
-DOCKER_DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION = "3.9"
+DOCKER_DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION = "3.12"
 
 DOCKER_DEFAULT_REQUIREMENTS = "requirements.txt"