diff --git a/Dockerfile.development b/Dockerfile.development
index 6d2cb3b2e41..3247adafe2c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.development
+++ b/Dockerfile.development
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.7.9-slim-buster
+FROM python:3.9.13-slim-buster
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 RUN \