diff --git a/docker/exodus/Dockerfile b/docker/exodus/Dockerfile
index 8acdf3b474..8cb4c9fbfa 100644
--- a/docker/exodus/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/exodus/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         zlib1g-dev && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.10 1
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.12 1
 RUN git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandialabs/seacas.git
 WORKDIR /seacas
 RUN ./install-tpl.sh
diff --git a/docker/seacas/Dockerfile b/docker/seacas/Dockerfile
index 0c3b1b40a0..3f57b235c5 100644
--- a/docker/seacas/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/seacas/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         zlib1g-dev && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.10 1
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.12 1
 RUN git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandialabs/seacas.git
 WORKDIR /seacas
 RUN ./install-tpl.sh