diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/qa-suite.yml
index 778f64c3c..98f6c9450 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa-suite.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.12.2'
+          python-version: '3.12.4'
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install Swirl
         run: ./install.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build-pipeline.yml
index 8c756ba42..cfc5626c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-pipeline.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Set Up Python
           uses: actions/setup-python@v5
           with:
-            python-version: '3.12.2'
+            python-version: '3.12.4'
             cache: 'pip'
         - name: Install Swirl
           run: ./install.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Set Up Python
           uses: actions/setup-python@v5
           with:
-            python-version: '3.12.2'
+            python-version: '3.12.4'
             cache: 'pip'
         - name: Install Swirl
           run: ./install.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing-wip.yml b/.github/workflows/testing-wip.yml
index a3ee6b379..dd070a885 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing-wip.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing-wip.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.12.2'
+          python-version: '3.12.4'
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install Swirl
         run: ./install.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 632e5f1a6..95276bcf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.12.2'
+          python-version: '3.12.4'
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install Swirl
         run: ./install.sh
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 587251212..f3ea991f9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
-FROM python:3.12.2-slim-bookworm
+FROM python:3.12.4-slim-bookworm
 
 # Upgrade pip to the specified version or higher
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade 'pip>=23.3'
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade 'pip>=24.0'
 
 # try to upgrade to a more recent version of openssl
 RUN apt-get update