diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 55e499d..7cccb0c 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
-FROM python:3.9-slim
+FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 # Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
index 3bce73e..caad718 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - 
         name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.x