diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cd4e551..e2ae760 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Dockerfile to create a clean, lightweight Docker Image for the Service Quality Oracle
 
 # Use Python 3.9 slim as the base image for a lightweight container
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.13-slim
 
 # Accept version as build argument
 ARG VERSION=dev