diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index 41a12b343..1d5c14afc 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # define an alias for the specfic python version used in this file.
-FROM python:3.11.2-slim-bullseye as python
+FROM python:3.11.3-slim-bullseye as python
 
 # Python build stage
 FROM python as python-build-stage
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
index 460f0f5f5..f8bcc35bd 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # define an alias for the specfic python version used in this file.
-FROM python:3.11.2-slim-bullseye as python
+FROM python:3.11.3-slim-bullseye as python
 
 
 # Python build stage
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 1a726ad51..84c702db0 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ ENV DJANGO_AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME=${DJANGO_AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME}
 RUN npm run build
 
 {%- endif %}
-
 # define an alias for the specfic python version used in this file.
-FROM python:3.11.2-slim-bullseye as python
+FROM python:3.11.3-slim-bullseye as python
 
 # Python build stage
 FROM python as python-build-stage
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt
index 04d03e383..afe12ad1b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-python-3.11.2
+python-3.11.3