diff --git a/Dockerfile.development b/Dockerfile.development
index 6d2cb3b2e41..1f5520b5022 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.development
+++ b/Dockerfile.development
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.7.9-slim-buster
+FROM python:3.9.14-slim-buster
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 RUN \