diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 09df9d23a..7eb6436b7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # - Exposes 8000
 # - Optimized for new src/ structure
 
-FROM python:3.11-slim AS base
+FROM python:3.14-slim AS base
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.api b/Dockerfile.api
index 082be7fb0..f6dd60c30 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.api
+++ b/Dockerfile.api
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # - Runs as root (for simplicity in CI/test environments, or match user in compose)
 # - Exposes 8000
 
-FROM python:3.11-slim AS base
+FROM python:3.14-slim AS base
 
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \