diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 9ba2f5ae..d44b96a9 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.10
 
 RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip \
     && python -m pip install 'flit>=3.8.0'