diff --git a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 0badf1c..7c6b96d 100644
--- a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ COPY . ${APP_HOME}
 RUN npm run build
 
 # define an alias for the specfic python version used in this file.
-FROM python:3.10.10-slim-bullseye as python
+FROM python:3.10.13-slim-bullseye as python
 
 # Python build stage
 FROM python as python-build-stage