diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6421d0e..7ea7cff 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # simple netcat (BSD) persistent "listen" server running on port 5555
 # running on Alpine Linux
 
-FROM alpine:3.11
+FROM alpine:3.12
 
 # standardized labels
 LABEL maintainer="Asif Bacchus <asif@bacchus.cloud>"