diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index ec3ab95..cf07363 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.6
+FROM python:3.8
 
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY /requirements.txt requirements.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ COPY . /app
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 # start the webserver
-ENTRYPOINT ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8080","ghstats:app"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["gunicorn", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8080","ghstats:app"]