diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6cc26d19..bb9d4193 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Pull base image
-FROM python:3.7.2
+FROM python:3.11
 
 # Set environment variables
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2f15279d..84c7fefb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Your environment variables are now set and you can proceed with the instructions
 Development Setup
 -----------------
 
-In a Python 3.7 virtual environment::
+In a Python 3.11 virtual environment::
 
     $ cd requirements
     $ pip install -r development.txt