diff --git a/environments/python/base/Containerfile b/environments/python/base/Containerfile
index c8920e2..98040d1 100644
--- a/environments/python/base/Containerfile
+++ b/environments/python/base/Containerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.11
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.12
 FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive