diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1ae615a50f..9745f15123 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ARG compile_cores=1
 ARG build_dagmc=off
 ARG build_libmesh=off
 
-FROM debian:bookworm-slim AS dependencies
+FROM ubuntu:24.04 AS dependencies
 
 ARG compile_cores
 ARG build_dagmc