diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f560473e2..71d96ff20 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Base image for building
-ARG LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE=python:3.9
+ARG LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE=python:3.11.8-slim
 
 # Runtime image
-ARG LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE=python:3.9-slim
+ARG LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE=python:3.11.8-slim
 # Builder stage
 FROM $LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE as builder
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.database b/Dockerfile.database
index 92859a61d..57505c32d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.database
+++ b/Dockerfile.database
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Base image for building
-ARG LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE=python:3.9
+ARG LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE=python:3.11.8-slim
 
 # Runtime image
-ARG LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE=python:3.9-slim
+ARG LITELLM_RUNTIME_IMAGE=python:3.11.8-slim
 # Builder stage
 FROM $LITELLM_BUILD_IMAGE as builder