diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index aef2f7b55df0..c5e26a7c0c9f 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'setup
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'wheel==0.35.1'
 
 # docker Python API package is needed by Ansible docker module as well as some SONiC applications
-sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'docker==4.3.1'
+sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'docker==5.0.3'
 
 # Install scapy
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'scapy==2.4.4'