diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
index 2b68c84b..87a1b246 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 specific python version used in this file.
-FROM docker.io/python:3.11.7-slim-bookworm as python
+FROM docker.io/python:3.11.8-slim-bookworm as python
 
 
 # Python build stage