diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e9bce48..434d74d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.10-slim AS base
+FROM python:3.11-slim AS base
 RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get upgrade -y \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl git build-essential \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24b815e..76a0a1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ Hope you enjoy it.
 - 6 JUN 2022 added initial dataset for shakespeare models
 - 3 OCT 2022 poetry added to project
 - 12 NOV 2022 ruff implemented to project as linting tool
+- 14 FEB 2023 bump project to Python 3.11