diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 4f96f28..343c217 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ trigger:
 
 steps:
   - name: install-lint-test
-    image: python:3.8.19-alpine@sha256:8b53bd2bbccb0852472e213d41a98d19b3ef66854c4c703a37e8b584f97eaae2
+    image: python:3.12.6-alpine@sha256:e0e4d3db19333a970e7acfdcb8863efe065be6c3038ef5018694f98162bffec0
     env:
       PYROOT: '/pyroot'
       PYTHONUSERBASE: '/pyroot'
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ trigger:
 
 steps:
   - name: install-lint-test
-    image: python:3.8.19-alpine@sha256:8b53bd2bbccb0852472e213d41a98d19b3ef66854c4c703a37e8b584f97eaae2
+    image: python:3.12.6-alpine@sha256:e0e4d3db19333a970e7acfdcb8863efe065be6c3038ef5018694f98162bffec0
     env:
       PYROOT: '/pyroot'
       PYTHONUSERBASE: '/pyroot'
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
index 143c2f5..35f236d 100644
--- a/.python-version
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.8.19
+3.12.6
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 191055d..14482f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-FROM python:3.8.19-alpine@sha256:8b53bd2bbccb0852472e213d41a98d19b3ef66854c4c703a37e8b584f97eaae2 AS builder
+FROM python:3.12.6-alpine@sha256:e0e4d3db19333a970e7acfdcb8863efe065be6c3038ef5018694f98162bffec0 AS builder
 
 ENV PYROOT=/pyroot
 ENV PYTHONUSERBASE=$PYROOT
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RUN PIP_USER=1 PIP_IGNORE_INSTALLED=1 pipenv install --system --deploy --ignore-
 RUN pip3 uninstall --yes pipenv
 
 
-FROM python:3.8.19-alpine@sha256:8b53bd2bbccb0852472e213d41a98d19b3ef66854c4c703a37e8b584f97eaae2 AS ki-backend
+FROM python:3.12.6-alpine@sha256:e0e4d3db19333a970e7acfdcb8863efe065be6c3038ef5018694f98162bffec0 AS ki-backend
 
 ENV PYROOT=/pyroot
 ENV PYTHONUSERBASE=$PYROOT