diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/Dockerfile b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/Dockerfile
index 62d7586dc8c95..c85c595967d59 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/Dockerfile
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM python:3.7
+FROM python:3.12.5
 
 EXPOSE 4000
 RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_11.x | bash