diff --git a/base-notebook/Dockerfile b/base-notebook/Dockerfile
index 4583037e..b800d059 100644
--- a/base-notebook/Dockerfile
+++ b/base-notebook/Dockerfile
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ RUN echo "auth requisite pam_deny.so" >> /etc/pam.d/su && \
 USER ${NB_UID}
 
 # Pin python version here, or set it to "default"
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.9
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.10
 
 # Setup work directory for backward-compatibility
 RUN mkdir "/home/${NB_USER}/work" && \