diff --git a/JIT Backend/Dockerfile b/JIT Backend/Dockerfile
index a05a4c2..6b33c7c 100644
--- a/JIT Backend/Dockerfile	
+++ b/JIT Backend/Dockerfile	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.10-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/JIT Backend/render.yaml b/JIT Backend/render.yaml
index 005dcf6..69605f3 100644
--- a/JIT Backend/render.yaml	
+++ b/JIT Backend/render.yaml	
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
     startCommand: gunicorn app:app
     envVars:
       - key: PYTHON_VERSION
-        value: 3.9.0
+        value: 3.12.0
       - key: JWT_SECRET_KEY
         generateValue: true
       - key: DROPBOX_APP_KEY