diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index c01710499..cd052510d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 exclude: "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}|.github/contributors.json|CHANGELOG.md|CONTRIBUTORS.md"
 default_stages: [commit]
 
+default_language_version:
+  python: python3.11
+
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v4.5.0
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 76d4f8b0f..375b9da2c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 exclude: '^docs/|/migrations/|devcontainer.json'
 default_stages: [commit]
 
+default_language_version:
+  python: python3.11
+
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v4.5.0
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index deb3f5d61..eb487aaa2 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 python:3.11.6-slim-bullseye as python
+FROM python:3.11.7-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 80a086ab6..37e3baa3b 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 python:3.11.6-slim-bullseye as python
+FROM python:3.11.7-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 3daac1b1f..f551813d3 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 python:3.11.6-slim-bullseye as python
+FROM python:3.11.7-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 76b6e496e..1f79d441f 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/runtime.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-python-3.11.6
+python-3.11.7