diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5e061d522aa5919c42de97c5604108de9673f514..1021b0f4a72d9c1a91cd33402aa0240ae664af95 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.6-slim-buster
+FROM python:3.8-slim-buster
 
 MAINTAINER jeffrey.freeman@syncleus.com