diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index b84bc7a780..0e1d767f23 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RUN npm run build
 
 {%- endif %}
 # define an alias for the specific python version used in this file.
-FROM docker.io/python:3.12.8-slim-bookworm AS python
+FROM docker.io/python:3.12.9-slim-bookworm AS python
 
 # Python build stage
 FROM python AS python-build-stage