diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index eba486d9..093e8ab6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # This should contain all setup required by all other targets, such as environment
 # variables, and essential apt dependencies.
 ##
-FROM python:3.7.3-slim AS base
+FROM python:3.13.0b4-slim AS base
 
 # Allows for log messages to be immediately dumped to the 
 # stream instead of being buffered.