diff --git a/packages/backend/Dockerfile b/packages/backend/Dockerfile
index 18548e9..b34603c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 # Once the commands have been run, you can build the image using `yarn build-image`
 
-FROM node:18-bookworm-slim
+FROM node:22-bookworm-slim
 
 # Install isolate-vm dependencies, these are needed by the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend.
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/apt,sharing=locked \