diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 13cce150..90c2f35e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The devcontainer should use the build target and run as root with podman
 # or docker with user namespaces.
 #
-FROM python:3.10 as build
+FROM python:3.11 as build
 
 ARG PIP_OPTIONS=.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ WORKDIR /context
 # install python package into /venv
 RUN pip install ${PIP_OPTIONS}
 
-FROM python:3.10-slim as runtime
+FROM python:3.11-slim as runtime
 
 # Add apt-get system dependecies for runtime here if needed
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0a85bfa6..8c2ae043 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ name = "fastcs"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
 ]
 description = "Control system agnostic framework for building Device support in Python that will work for both EPICS and Tango"
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
 dynamic = ["version"]
 license.file = "LICENSE"
 readme = "README.rst"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [