diff --git a/python/Dockerfile b/python/Dockerfile
index 9d90626f8e7..42ebb884200 100644
--- a/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/python/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+{{#language.version}}
+  FROM python:{{{.}}}-slim
+{{/language.version}}
+{{^language.version}}
+  FROM python:3.12-slim
+{{/language.version}}
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
diff --git a/python/aiohttp/config.yaml b/python/aiohttp/config.yaml
index 9479f7b5257..fae72fd7d9d 100644
--- a/python/aiohttp/config.yaml
+++ b/python/aiohttp/config.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ framework:
     - uvloop
 
 language:
+  version: 3.11
   engines:
     gunicorn:
       environment:
diff --git a/python/config.yaml b/python/config.yaml
index b0708bb99ff..b359eaf7095 100644
--- a/python/config.yaml
+++ b/python/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 language:
-  version: 3.11
+  version: 3.12
 
   engines:
     cheroot:
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ language:
 framework:
   engines:
     - gunicorn
+  build_deps:
+    - build-essential
   files:
     - "**/*.py"
     - requirements.txt
diff --git a/python/emmett/config.yaml b/python/emmett/config.yaml
index 0c4f0f61dba..6a5657edb80 100644
--- a/python/emmett/config.yaml
+++ b/python/emmett/config.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ framework:
     - libssl-dev
 
 language:
+  version: 3.11
   engines:
     gunicorn:
       environment:
diff --git a/python/happyx/config.yaml b/python/happyx/config.yaml
index 1fc8587c8dd..1dbfb8ae403 100644
--- a/python/happyx/config.yaml
+++ b/python/happyx/config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ framework:
     - happyx
 
 language:
+  version: 3.11
   engines:
     happyx:
       command: python server.py
diff --git a/python/masonite/config.yaml b/python/masonite/config.yaml
index 7e47bf5ae61..76b9296ec90 100644
--- a/python/masonite/config.yaml
+++ b/python/masonite/config.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ framework:
     - rustup default nightly
 
 language:
+  version: 3.11
   engines:
     gunicorn:
       environment:
diff --git a/python/nameko/config.yaml b/python/nameko/config.yaml
index 7cd4c155fa5..5d659da241c 100644
--- a/python/nameko/config.yaml
+++ b/python/nameko/config.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ framework:
     - nameko.yaml
 
 language:
+  version: 3.11
   engines:
     nameko:
       command: nameko run server --config nameko.yaml