diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ef33c8b..997e2f7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # For more information, please refer to https://aka.ms/vscode-docker-python
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+FROM python:3.12-alpine
 
 # Keeps Python from generating .pyc files in the container
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 # Turns off buffering for easier container logging
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
+RUN apk add build-base
+
 # Install pip requirements
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN python -m pip install -r requirements.txt