diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile.tornado_api b/backend/Dockerfile.tornado_api
index 3dfb1b2..6be0472 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile.tornado_api
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile.tornado_api
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.8-slim as builder
+FROM python:3.13.0b3-slim as builder
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE=false poetry install --no-dev
 
 
 
-FROM python:3.8-slim as final
+FROM python:3.13.0b3-slim as final
 
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libpq-dev