diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
index ec1737c4c..f52e34d26 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.10.9-slim-bullseye
-
 # define an alias for the specfic python version used in this file.
-FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION} as python
+FROM python:3.10.9-slim-bullseye as python
 
 
 # Python build stage