diff --git a/runtimes/python-runtime/Dockerfile b/runtimes/python-runtime/Dockerfile
index 4091da5e9e..4c60424ffd 100644
--- a/runtimes/python-runtime/Dockerfile
+++ b/runtimes/python-runtime/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.12.5-alpine AS production
+FROM python:3.12.6-alpine AS production
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit" \
     org.opencontainers.image.url="https://keptn.sh" \