diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d69bde6574..2f75b8762b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Changed
 
 * ``rally verify`` returns 0 on success, 1, 2 or 3 depending on detected issue.
 
+* Switch docker image from ubuntu 18.04 to ubuntu 20.04
+
 [3.2.0] - 2020-10-30
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/DOCKER_README.md b/DOCKER_README.md
index 43e0561192..5dc50d7b42 100644
--- a/DOCKER_README.md
+++ b/DOCKER_README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ them in complex tests scenarios that allows to perform all kinds of testing!
 
 # The purpose of xrally image or how to use it
 
-**xrally** image bases on the latest LTS release of *ubuntu* which is 18.04 at
+**xrally** image bases on the latest LTS release of *ubuntu* which is 20.04 at
 the moment. It provides raw xrally framework with only in-tree plugins (no
 pre-installed plugins for Kubernetes, OpenStack, etc).
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 267e07041d..bf7b66b76f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
 RUN sed -i s/^deb-src.*// /etc/apt/sources.list