diff --git a/containers/Dockerfile.sidecar b/containers/Dockerfile.sidecar
index f369344..d620f1f 100644
--- a/containers/Dockerfile.sidecar
+++ b/containers/Dockerfile.sidecar
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/go/pkg/mod --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache
 # pip will build everything inside /usr/ since this is the case
 # we should build and then copy every file into a destination that will
 # then copy into the distroless container
-FROM python:3.12-slim AS pythonbuilder
+FROM python:3.13-slim AS pythonbuilder
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y postgresql-common build-essential && \
     /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.sh -y && \