diff --git a/images/evaluator_dbmsbenchmarker/Dockerfile_template b/images/evaluator_dbmsbenchmarker/Dockerfile_template
index fdae6cfe0..e090fab59 100644
--- a/images/evaluator_dbmsbenchmarker/Dockerfile_template
+++ b/images/evaluator_dbmsbenchmarker/Dockerfile_template
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.11.7
+FROM python:3.12.3
 
 # does not compile numpy correctly
 # FROM python:3.13-rc-slim