diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index d7999cd9f..31d4ee8e5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
     uv sync --locked --no-dev
 
 # Python 'run' stage
-FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS python-run-stage
+FROM python:3.13-slim-bookworm AS python-run-stage
 
 ARG APP_HOME=/app