diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dc1cd602..b7e28713 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ RUN if [ -f /custom/custom_opa.tar.gz ]; \
 # MAIN IMAGE ----------------------------------------
 # most of the time only this image should be built
 # ---------------------------------------------------
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.13.0b2-slim
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y bash curl procps htop net-tools tcpdump && \
     apt-get clean && \