diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 82dd753635d..1dcc48ea6a5 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ CMD ["python", "run.py"]
 # NGINX #
 #########
 
-FROM docker.io/nginx:1.25.4-alpine as nginx
+FROM docker.io/nginx:1.26.0-alpine as nginx
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source = "https://github.com/WordPress/openverse"
 
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile.nginx b/frontend/Dockerfile.nginx
index 8b1b9b28f05..8e58a3791b2 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile.nginx
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # NGINX #
 #########
 
-FROM docker.io/nginx:1.25.4-alpine as nginx
+FROM docker.io/nginx:1.26.0-alpine as nginx
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source = "https://github.com/WordPress/openverse"