diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 98591d8..7c28a99 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # use python 3.12 as a base image
-FROM docker.io/python:3.12-alpine
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm
 
 # use the latest version of uv, independently of the python version
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /bin/