diff --git a/assets/lambda/code/download_defs/Dockerfile b/assets/lambda/code/download_defs/Dockerfile
index e8d99d20..610b6320 100644
--- a/assets/lambda/code/download_defs/Dockerfile
+++ b/assets/lambda/code/download_defs/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-FROM --platform=linux/amd64 public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.8
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.11
 LABEL name=lambda/python/clamav
 LABEL version=1.0
 
 ARG CACHE_DATE=1
 RUN yum update -y \
-    && yum install -y amazon-linux-extras \
-    && PYTHON=python2 amazon-linux-extras install epel \
     && yum -y install clamav clamd \
     && yum clean all \
     && pip3 install --no-cache-dir cffi awslambdaric boto3 requests aws-lambda-powertools \
diff --git a/assets/lambda/code/scan/Dockerfile b/assets/lambda/code/scan/Dockerfile
index f856c03a..cec6e709 100644
--- a/assets/lambda/code/scan/Dockerfile
+++ b/assets/lambda/code/scan/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-FROM --platform=linux/amd64 public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.8
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 public.ecr.aws/lambda/python:3.11
 LABEL name=lambda/python/clamav
 LABEL version=1.0
 
 ARG CACHE_DATE=1
 RUN yum update -y \
-    && yum install -y amazon-linux-extras \
-    && PYTHON=python2 amazon-linux-extras install epel \
     && yum -y install clamav clamd p7zip \
     && yum clean all \
     && pip3 install --no-cache-dir cffi awslambdaric boto3 requests aws-lambda-powertools \