diff --git a/build/Dockerfile.debian11 b/build/Dockerfile.debian11
index 855940f..30da8f5 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile.debian11
+++ b/build/Dockerfile.debian11
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright 2021-2025 by all people listed in https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node-container/blob/main/NOTICE , see
 # https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node-container/blob/main/LICENSE for the license information.
 
-FROM python:3.8-slim-bullseye
+FROM python:3.13-slim-bullseye
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Debian 11 based image to run indy-node. See https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node-container"
 
diff --git a/build/Dockerfile.debian12 b/build/Dockerfile.debian12
index bf34373..683b124 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile.debian12
+++ b/build/Dockerfile.debian12
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright 2021-2025 by all people listed in https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node-container/blob/main/NOTICE , see
 # https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node-container/blob/main/LICENSE for the license information.
 
-FROM python:3.8-slim-bookworm
+FROM python:3.13-slim-bookworm
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Debian 12 based image to run indy-node. See https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node-container"