diff --git a/container.def b/container.def
index c6f2ab17d48011d330e01572d9e7e652a8c48b8d..b725e8d54e8a026b1f499bcbf30c61a5b5572491 100644
--- a/container.def
+++ b/container.def
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ From: nvidia/cuda:12.0.0-devel-ubuntu22.04
 
     # Make conda available in post section
     . $WRKSPCE/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-    conda install -n base -c defaults conda python=3.9.0
+    conda install -n base -c defaults conda python=3.10
 
     # Copy environment.yml before building (handled in %files)
     conda env update -n base --file /environment.yml