diff --git a/docker/api/Dockerfile b/docker/api/Dockerfile
index fb46fbfa64d..a4dd9298212 100644
--- a/docker/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# bookworm was only released on 10-6-2023, so is a little too new.
-FROM node:18-bullseye AS builder
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS builder
 # global installs need root permissions, so have to happen before we switch to
 # the node user
 RUN npm i -g pnpm@8
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ RUN pnpm build:curriculum
 
 RUN pnpm build:server
 
-FROM node:18-bullseye AS deps
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS deps
 
 WORKDIR /home/node/build
 COPY --chown=node:node pnpm*.yaml .
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ RUN npm i -g pnpm@8
 RUN pnpm config set dedupe-peer-dependents false
 RUN pnpm -F=api-server -F=shared install --prod --ignore-scripts
 
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 RUN npm i -g pm2@4
 USER node
 WORKDIR /home/node/fcc
diff --git a/docker/new-api/Dockerfile b/docker/new-api/Dockerfile
index 5bfa67b1981..6c2cc4f87a2 100644
--- a/docker/new-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/new-api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# bookworm was only released on 10-6-2023, so is a little too new.
-FROM node:18-bullseye AS builder
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS builder
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y jq
 # global installs need root permissions, so have to happen before we switch to
 # the node user
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ ENV SHOW_NEW_CURRICULUM=$SHOW_NEW_CURRICULUM
 RUN pnpm build:curriculum
 RUN pnpm -F=api build
 
-FROM node:18-bullseye AS deps
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS deps
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y jq
 
 WORKDIR /home/node/build
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ RUN pnpm config set dedupe-peer-dependents false
 RUN pnpm install --prod --ignore-scripts -F=shared -F=api --frozen-lockfile
 RUN cd api && npx prisma@$(jq -r '.devDependencies.prisma' < package.json) generate
 
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 RUN npm i -g pm2@4
 USER node
 WORKDIR /home/node/fcc
diff --git a/docker/web/Dockerfile b/docker/web/Dockerfile
index 16a29b67c86..3d615e7a456 100644
--- a/docker/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/web/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# bookworm was only released on 10-6-2023, so is a little too new.
-FROM node:18-bullseye AS builder
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS builder
 # global installs need root permissions, so have to happen before we switch to
 # the node user
 RUN npm i -g pnpm@8
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ RUN pnpm install -F=shared -F=client -F=ui -F=browser-scripts -F=challenge-parse
   --frozen-lockfile
 RUN pnpm build:client
 
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 RUN npm i -g serve@13 pm2@4
 USER node
 WORKDIR /home/node/client