diff --git a/backend/base/Dockerfile b/backend/base/Dockerfile
index 9df10e6d6360e1d9e65b3c7b2f01aebc48cffb44..0689136c77e2f663f71792de558055588c7f34f0 100644
--- a/backend/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/base/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
+FROM ubuntu:hirsute
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
+# Install python
+RUN apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-dev \
+  && cd /usr/local/bin \
+  && ln -s /usr/bin/python3 python \
+  && pip3 install --upgrade pip
+
 # system packages installation
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \