diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 88ed601..62b6aa2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # begin with the base Alpine python image
-FROM python:3.14.6-alpine3.23 
+FROM python:3.15.0rc1-alpine3.23 
 # create a directory to store the application 
 WORKDIR /usr/local/ns-assembly