diff --git a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 0edc114..e8cf7c2 100644
--- a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 # define an alias for the specific python version used in this file.
-FROM docker.io/python:3.12.5-slim-bookworm AS python
+FROM docker.io/python:3.12.6-slim-bookworm AS python
 
 # Python build stage
 FROM python AS python-build-stage