diff --git a/docker/hound/Dockerfile b/docker/hound/Dockerfile
index 88f7d8b2e4..7af0f06468 100644
--- a/docker/hound/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/hound/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-FROM docker.io/opendevorg/python-base:3.9-bullseye AS builder
+FROM docker.io/opendevorg/python-base:3.11-bullseye AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /tmp
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/hound-search/hound \
     && cd hound \
     && make
 
-FROM docker.io/opendevorg/python-base:3.9-bullseye 
+FROM docker.io/opendevorg/python-base:3.11-bullseye 
 
 COPY --from=builder /tmp/hound/.build/bin/hound /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=builder /tmp/hound/.build/bin/houndd /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/zuul.d/docker-images/hound.yaml b/zuul.d/docker-images/hound.yaml
index e353ae4c90..d91955c71f 100644
--- a/zuul.d/docker-images/hound.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/docker-images/hound.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - job:
     name: system-config-build-image-hound
     description: Build a hound image.
-    requires: python-base-3.9-bullseye-container-image
+    requires: python-base-3.11-bullseye-container-image
     provides: hound-container-image
     parent: system-config-build-image
     vars: &hound_vars
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 - job:
     name: system-config-upload-image-hound
     description: Build and upload a hound image.
-    requires: python-base-3.9-bullseye-container-image
+    requires: python-base-3.11-bullseye-container-image
     provides: hound-container-image
     parent: system-config-upload-image
     vars: *hound_vars
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 2d32f099af..1ed2a130c8 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         - system-config-build-image-hound:
             dependencies:
               - name: opendev-buildset-registry
-              - name: system-config-build-image-python-base-3.9-bullseye
+              - name: system-config-build-image-python-base-3.11-bullseye
                 soft: true
         - system-config-build-image-etherpad
         - system-config-build-image-mailman
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@
               - name: opendev-buildset-registry
               - name: system-config-upload-image-jinja-init
                 soft: true
-        - system-config-upload-image-hound
+        - system-config-upload-image-hound:
+            dependencies:
+              - name: opendev-buildset-registry
+              - name: system-config-build-image-python-base-3.11-bullseye
+                soft: true
         - system-config-upload-image-assets
         - system-config-upload-image-etherpad
         - system-config-upload-image-mailman