diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c1adbd0..05579c6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM kbase/narrative:latest as narrative
 
-FROM python:3.6-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 # Build arguments passed into the docker command for image metadata
 ARG BUILD_DATE