diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8cb00f3..91b944f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # so no Node/webpack build is needed: this is a pure-Python image serving the
 # pre-built Dash app with gunicorn. node_modules/ is excluded via .dockerignore.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-FROM python:3.12-slim
+FROM python:3.14-slim
 
 # PYTHONUNBUFFERED        -> stream logs straight to stdout (Render shows them live)
 # PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE -> no .pyc clutter in the image