diff --git a/Dockerfile-dnsdist b/Dockerfile-dnsdist
index c9cf09a94eef8..2b96ab3ef9196 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-dnsdist
+++ b/Dockerfile-dnsdist
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # our chosen base image
-FROM debian:11-slim AS builder
+FROM debian:12-slim AS builder
 
 ENV NO_LUA_JIT="s390x arm64"
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y dist-upgrade && apt-get install -y  --no-instal
 COPY builder-support /source/builder-support
 
 # TODO: control file is not in tarballs at all right now
-RUN mk-build-deps -i -t 'apt-get -y -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes --no-install-recommends' /source/builder-support/debian/dnsdist/debian-buster/control && \
+RUN mk-build-deps -i -t 'apt-get -y -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes --no-install-recommends' /source/builder-support/debian/dnsdist/debian-bookworm/control && \
     apt-get clean
 
 COPY pdns /source/pdns
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RUN cd /tmp && mkdir /build/tmp/ && mkdir debian && \
 
 # Runtime
 
-FROM debian:11-slim
+FROM debian:12-slim
 
 # Reusable layer for base update - Should be cached from builder
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y dist-upgrade && apt-get clean