diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index 0897ab95d..88ccb7491 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 specific python version used in this file.
-FROM docker.io/python:3.12.2-slim-bookworm as python
+FROM docker.io/python:3.12.3-slim-bookworm as python
 
 # Python build stage
 FROM python as python-build-stage
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 19b2cb0aa..671eb4635 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:3.12.2-slim-bookworm as python
+FROM docker.io/python:3.12.3-slim-bookworm as python
 
 # Python build stage
 FROM python as python-build-stage