diff --git a/docker/kayobe/Dockerfile b/docker/kayobe/Dockerfile
index eb821ba..a8be2fa 100644
--- a/docker/kayobe/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/kayobe/Dockerfile
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@ ENV container docker
 # CMD ["/usr/sbin/init"]
 
 ARG BASE_IMAGE="quay.io/rockylinux/rockylinux:8"
+ARG USE_PYTHON_312="false"
 RUN dnf install epel-release -y && \
     dnf update -y --nobest && \
+    if [ "$USE_PYTHON_312" ] ; then \
+        dnf -y install python3.12 && \
+        ln -sf /bin/python3.12 /bin/python3 && \
+        python3 -m ensurepip ; fi && \
     dnf install -y gcc git vim python3-pyyaml findutils\
         libffi-devel sudo which openssh-server e2fsprogs \
         diffstat diffutils debootstrap procps-ng gdisk util-linux \