diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1b84347..6ad56b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.7-slim
+FROM python:3.8.18-slim
 
 LABEL "com.github.actions.name"="Deploy Pelican Site to GitHub Pages"
 LABEL "com.github.actions.description"="Deploy Pelican Site to GitHub Pages"