diff --git a/11/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile b/11/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
index 513c99a18d..6cd624646e 100644
--- a/11/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/11/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG JAVA_VERSION=11.0.21_9
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231120
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231218
 FROM eclipse-temurin:"${JAVA_VERSION}"-jdk-jammy as jre-build
 
 RUN jlink \
diff --git a/11/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile b/11/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
index a4a4fe0a32..6c277a4f7c 100644
--- a/11/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/11/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG JAVA_VERSION=11.0.21_9
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231120
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231218
 FROM eclipse-temurin:"${JAVA_VERSION}"-jdk-jammy as jre-build
 
 RUN jlink \
diff --git a/17/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile b/17/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
index e93677f2b3..ec92c9e630 100644
--- a/17/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/17/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231120
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231218
 ARG JAVA_VERSION=17.0.9_9
 FROM eclipse-temurin:"${JAVA_VERSION}"-jdk-jammy as jre-build
 
diff --git a/17/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile b/17/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
index abd0fce3c4..7e3cffd083 100644
--- a/17/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/17/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231120
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231218
 ARG JAVA_VERSION=17.0.9_9
 FROM eclipse-temurin:"${JAVA_VERSION}"-jdk-jammy as jre-build
 
diff --git a/21/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile b/21/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
index b18dd469e9..5ce20ed785 100644
--- a/21/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/21/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231120
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231218
 ARG JAVA_VERSION=21.0.1_12
 FROM eclipse-temurin:"${JAVA_VERSION}"-jdk-jammy as jre-build
 
diff --git a/21/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/preview/Dockerfile b/21/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/preview/Dockerfile
index 5b2a169b9b..7d9c6220e9 100644
--- a/21/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/preview/Dockerfile
+++ b/21/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/preview/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231120
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231218
 FROM debian:bookworm-"${BOOKWORM_TAG}"-slim as jre-build
 ARG JAVA_VERSION=21.0.1_12
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
diff --git a/21/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile b/21/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
index 5218cc552c..edf613f34f 100644
--- a/21/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/21/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231120
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231218
 ARG JAVA_VERSION=21.0.1_12
 FROM eclipse-temurin:"${JAVA_VERSION}"-jdk-jammy as jre-build
 
diff --git a/21/debian/bookworm/hotspot/preview/Dockerfile b/21/debian/bookworm/hotspot/preview/Dockerfile
index 8908940856..b215e0d237 100644
--- a/21/debian/bookworm/hotspot/preview/Dockerfile
+++ b/21/debian/bookworm/hotspot/preview/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231120
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20231218
 FROM debian:bookworm-"${BOOKWORM_TAG}"-slim as jre-build
 ARG JAVA_VERSION=21.0.1_12
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index feb44baa30..ec19011b2c 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ variable "JAVA21_VERSION" {
 }
 
 variable "BOOKWORM_TAG" {
-  default = "20231120"
+  default = "20231218"
 }
 
 # ----  user-defined functions ----