diff --git a/vote/Dockerfile b/vote/Dockerfile
index cd99d6e..b157f55 100644
--- a/vote/Dockerfile
+++ b/vote/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Using official python runtime base image
-FROM python:3.9-slim
+FROM python:3.13.0rc1-slim
 
 # add curl for healthcheck
 RUN apt-get update \