diff --git a/changes/248.changed b/changes/248.changed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f41f5212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/248.changed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cuda base docker image is now `nvidia/cuda:12.6.1-runtime-ubuntu24.04`
diff --git a/substrafl/remote/register/register.py b/substrafl/remote/register/register.py
index f7170421..03ec4c81 100644
--- a/substrafl/remote/register/register.py
+++ b/substrafl/remote/register/register.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 """
 
 _GPU_BASE_IMAGE = """
-FROM nvidia/cuda:11.8.0-runtime-ubuntu22.04
+FROM nvidia/cuda:12.6.1-runtime-ubuntu24.04
 
 # update image & install Python
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive