diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index d3067a83..e438e68f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.5.6-alpine3.8
+FROM python:3.6.8-alpine3.8
 
 COPY wait_for.sh kafka_wait_for_topics.py mysql_check.py /
 COPY ashrc /root/.ashrc