diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 31f65a47..9126b43a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: Install python-ldap OS dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get install -y libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev libssl-dev
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 5399ec03..19c47475 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.10"
+    python: "3.12"
 
 # Optionally declare the Python requirements required to build your docs
 python:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index abbb04b3..094a4f1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ Release notes
 
 ### Version 5.1.0-dev
 
+- Upgrade Python version to 3.12
+  https://github.com/nexB/dejacode/issues/50
+
 - Replace Celery by RQ for async job queue and worker.
   https://github.com/nexB/dejacode/issues/6
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b550c725..ae305d06 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # See https://aboutcode.org for more information about AboutCode FOSS projects.
 #
 
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/nexB/dejacode"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="DejaCode"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54fdbed5..188ec7c0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # See https://aboutcode.org for more information about AboutCode FOSS projects.
 #
 
-PYTHON_EXE=python3.10
+PYTHON_EXE=python3.12
 MANAGE=bin/python manage.py
 ACTIVATE?=. bin/activate;
 PIP_ARGS=--find-links=./thirdparty/dist/ --no-index --no-cache-dir
diff --git a/component_catalog/tests/test_models.py b/component_catalog/tests/test_models.py
index 801af492..df93b1fd 100644
--- a/component_catalog/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/component_catalog/tests/test_models.py
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ def test_component_model_as_cyclonedx(self):
         self.component1.homepage_url = "https://homepage.url"
         self.component1.notice_text = "Notice"
         cyclonedx_data = self.component1.as_cyclonedx()
-        expected_repr = "<Component group=None, name=a, version=1.0, type=library>"
+        expected_repr = "<Component group=None, name=a, version=1.0, type=ComponentType.LIBRARY>"
         self.assertEqual(expected_repr, repr(cyclonedx_data))
         expected = {
             "aboutcode:homepage_url": "https://homepage.url",
@@ -2150,8 +2150,8 @@ def test_package_model_as_cyclonedx(self):
             dataspace=self.dataspace,
         )
         cyclonedx_data = package.as_cyclonedx()
-        expected_repr = "<Component group=None, name=curl, version=7.50.3-1, type=library>"
-        self.assertEqual(expected_repr, repr(cyclonedx_data))
+        expected = "<Component group=None, name=curl, version=7.50.3-1, type=ComponentType.LIBRARY>"
+        self.assertEqual(expected, repr(cyclonedx_data))
         expected = {
             "aboutcode:download_url": "https://download.url",
             "aboutcode:filename": "package.zip",
diff --git a/docs/doc_maintenance.rst b/docs/doc_maintenance.rst
index d2e92911..73d8372e 100644
--- a/docs/doc_maintenance.rst
+++ b/docs/doc_maintenance.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ That will create a /dejacode directory in your working directory.
 Now you can install the dependencies in a virtualenv::
 
     cd dejacode
-    python3.10 -m venv .
+    python3.12 -m venv .
     source bin/activate
 
 Now you can build the HTML documents locally::
diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index 728ac6cb..e6245004 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Pre-installation Checklist
 
 Before you install DejaCode, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
 
-#. **Python: versions 3.10** found at https://www.python.org/downloads/
+#. **Python: versions 3.12** found at https://www.python.org/downloads/
 #. **Git**: most recent release available at https://git-scm.com/
 #. **PostgreSQL**: release 16 or later found at https://www.postgresql.org/ or
    https://postgresapp.com/ on macOS
diff --git a/product_portfolio/tests/test_models.py b/product_portfolio/tests/test_models.py
index 836b6ea4..c17c064c 100644
--- a/product_portfolio/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/product_portfolio/tests/test_models.py
@@ -724,8 +724,8 @@ def test_product_relationship_models_as_spdx(self):
         self.assertEqual(expected, pp1.as_spdx().as_dict())
 
     def test_product_model_as_cyclonedx(self):
-        expected_repr = "<Component group=None, name=Product1, version=, type=application>"
-        self.assertEqual(expected_repr, repr(self.product1.as_cyclonedx()))
+        expected = "<Component group=None, name=Product1, version=, type=ComponentType.APPLICATION>"
+        self.assertEqual(expected, repr(self.product1.as_cyclonedx()))
 
     def test_product_portfolio_scancode_project_model_can_start_import(self):
         scancode_project = ScanCodeProject.objects.create(
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7339b0e4..f4f5b30b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ classifiers =
     Intended Audience :: Legal Industry
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
     Topic :: Utilities
 keywords =
     open source
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ license_files =
     NOTICE
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.10
+python_requires = >=3.12
 packages=find:
 include_package_data = true
 zip_safe = false