diff --git a/aries-backchannels/mobile/Dockerfile.mobile b/aries-backchannels/mobile/Dockerfile.mobile
index 141cf882..1ab9e64d 100644
--- a/aries-backchannels/mobile/Dockerfile.mobile
+++ b/aries-backchannels/mobile/Dockerfile.mobile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.9-slim-bullseye
+FROM python:3.13-slim-bullseye
 
 RUN mkdir -p /aries-backchannels
 WORKDIR /aries-backchannels