diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c8f191f..1e8b7db 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 # Build context is the workspace root: `docker build -t skald:latest .`
 
-FROM rust:1.95-bookworm AS builder
+FROM rust:1.97-bookworm AS builder
 WORKDIR /build
 
 # Dependency-cache layer: copy manifests + vendored path-dep first,