diff --git a/handlers/hello-svg-handler/Dockerfile b/handlers/hello-svg-handler/Dockerfile
index 413e9f6e..11bb12ff 100644
--- a/handlers/hello-svg-handler/Dockerfile
+++ b/handlers/hello-svg-handler/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-FROM python:3.10
+FROM python:3.13
 
-RUN apt-get install libcairo2 curl
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcairo2 curl ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN adduser --disabled-password python
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
diff --git a/handlers/multistage-diagram-tactile-svg/Dockerfile b/handlers/multistage-diagram-tactile-svg/Dockerfile
index 1bc9b19f..4fc48173 100644
--- a/handlers/multistage-diagram-tactile-svg/Dockerfile
+++ b/handlers/multistage-diagram-tactile-svg/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-FROM python:3.10
+FROM python:3.13
 
-RUN apt-get install libcairo2 curl
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcairo2 curl ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN adduser --disabled-password python
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -19,4 +21,4 @@ USER python
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=60s --timeout=10s --start-period=120s --retries=5 CMD curl -f http://localhost:80/health || exit 1
 
-CMD ["gunicorn", "tactile_svg:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:80", "--capture-output", "--log-level=debug" ]
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+CMD ["gunicorn", "tactile_svg:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:80", "--capture-output", "--log-level=debug" ]
diff --git a/handlers/ocr-handler/Dockerfile b/handlers/ocr-handler/Dockerfile
index 0c8444a1..e0cbc0a2 100644
--- a/handlers/ocr-handler/Dockerfile
+++ b/handlers/ocr-handler/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-FROM python:3.9.5-alpine
+FROM python:3.13-slim
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache curl && adduser --disabled-password python
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
+    adduser --disabled-password python
 
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV PATH="/home/python/.local/bin:${PATH}"
diff --git a/handlers/photo-tactile-svg/Dockerfile b/handlers/photo-tactile-svg/Dockerfile
index 827cfa93..031c928d 100644
--- a/handlers/photo-tactile-svg/Dockerfile
+++ b/handlers/photo-tactile-svg/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-FROM python:3.10
+FROM python:3.13
 
-RUN apt-get install libcairo2 curl
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcairo2 curl ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN adduser --disabled-password python
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -19,4 +21,4 @@ USER python
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=60s --timeout=10s --start-period=120s --retries=5 CMD curl -f http://localhost:80/health || exit 1
 
-CMD ["gunicorn", "tactile_svg:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:80", "--capture-output", "--log-level=debug" ]
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+CMD ["gunicorn", "tactile_svg:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:80", "--capture-output", "--log-level=debug" ]
diff --git a/handlers/svg-depth-map/Dockerfile b/handlers/svg-depth-map/Dockerfile
index a803ad00..f8a9fbb8 100644
--- a/handlers/svg-depth-map/Dockerfile
+++ b/handlers/svg-depth-map/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-FROM python:3.10
+FROM python:3.13
 
-RUN apt-get install libcairo2 curl
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcairo2 curl ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN adduser --disabled-password python
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
diff --git a/handlers/svg-object-detection/Dockerfile b/handlers/svg-object-detection/Dockerfile
index 66b2ef27..9f47cae8 100644
--- a/handlers/svg-object-detection/Dockerfile
+++ b/handlers/svg-object-detection/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-FROM python:3.10
+FROM python:3.13
 
-RUN apt-get install libcairo2 curl
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcairo2 curl ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN adduser --disabled-password python
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -19,4 +21,4 @@ USER python
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=60s --timeout=10s --start-period=120s --retries=5 CMD curl -f http://localhost:80/health || exit 1
 
-CMD ["gunicorn", "od_svg:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:80", "--capture-output", "--log-level=debug" ]
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+CMD ["gunicorn", "od_svg:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:80", "--capture-output", "--log-level=debug" ]
diff --git a/handlers/svg-semantic-seg/Dockerfile b/handlers/svg-semantic-seg/Dockerfile
index 47dc5f9b..34ec4c99 100644
--- a/handlers/svg-semantic-seg/Dockerfile
+++ b/handlers/svg-semantic-seg/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-FROM python:3.10
+FROM python:3.13
 
-RUN apt-get install libcairo2 curl
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcairo2 curl ca-certificates && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN adduser --disabled-password python
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
@@ -19,4 +21,4 @@ USER python
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=60s --timeout=10s --start-period=120s --retries=5 CMD curl -f http://localhost:80/health || exit 1
 
-CMD ["gunicorn", "sem_seg_svg:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:80", "--capture-output", "--log-level=debug" ]
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+CMD ["gunicorn", "sem_seg_svg:app", "-b", "0.0.0.0:80", "--capture-output", "--log-level=debug" ]