diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 6e1e0f881..cb26b6853 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: rockcraft
 version: git
-base: core20
+base: core22
 summary: A craft like experience to create ROCKS
 description: |
     Rockcraft aims to take the same primitives used in Charmcraft and Snapcraft
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ apps:
 build-packages:
   - libapt-pkg-dev
   - libyaml-dev
-  - python3.8-dev
+  - python3.10-dev
   - pkg-config
 
 parts:
   rockcraft-libs:
     plugin: nil
+    build-attributes:
+        - enable-patchelf
     stage-packages:
         - apt
         - apt-transport-https
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ parts:
         - gpg
         - gpgv
         - libpython3-stdlib
-        - libpython3.8-stdlib
-        - libpython3.8-minimal
+        - libpython3.10-stdlib
+        - libpython3.10-minimal
         - python3-pip
         - python3-setuptools
         - python3-wheel
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ parts:
         - python3-minimal
         - python3-distutils
         - python3-pkg-resources
-        - python3.8-minimal
+        - python3.10-minimal
         - fuse-overlayfs
 
   rockcraft:
@@ -51,19 +53,20 @@ parts:
         - wheel
         - pip
         - setuptools
-    requirements:
-        - requirements-focal.txt
+    python-requirements:
+        - requirements-jammy.txt
         - requirements.txt
+    build-attributes:
+        - enable-patchelf
     build-environment:
-        - "CFLAGS": "$(pkg-config python-3.8 yaml-0.1 --cflags)"
+        - "CFLAGS": "$(pkg-config python-3.10 yaml-0.1 --cflags)"
     after: [rockcraft-libs]
     override-build: |
       snapcraftctl build
       # python3 fixup symlink (snapcraft bug)
-      ln -sf ../usr/bin/python3.8 $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/python3
-        mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/libexec/rockcraft
-        mv $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/craftctl $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/libexec/rockcraft/
-        sed -i -e '1 s|^#!/.*|#!/snap/rockcraft/current/bin/python|' $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/libexec/rockcraft/craftctl
+      mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/libexec/rockcraft
+      mv $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/craftctl $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/libexec/rockcraft/
+      sed -i -e '1 s|^#!/.*|#!/snap/rockcraft/current/bin/python|' $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/libexec/rockcraft/craftctl
 
   umoci:
     plugin: make
@@ -75,6 +78,8 @@ parts:
         make umoci.static
         mkdir "$SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL"/bin
         install -m755 umoci.static "$SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL"/bin/umoci
+    build-attributes:
+        - enable-patchelf
     build-packages:
         - golang-go
         - make
@@ -92,6 +97,8 @@ parts:
         - libassuan0
         - libbtrfs0
         - libdevmapper1.02.1
+    build-attributes:
+        - enable-patchelf
     build-snaps:
         - go/1.17/stable
     build-packages:
@@ -105,5 +112,7 @@ parts:
     plugin: go
     source: https://github.com/canonical/chisel.git
     source-commit: bd27f8700cd7d2a6b4e0df6b10c3761c83a70485
+    build-attributes:
+        - enable-patchelf
     build-snaps:
       - go/1.18/stable