diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f62d8f9..1858eea 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 make local build
 
 # Choose alpine as a base image to make this useful for CI, as many
 # CI tools expect an interactive shell inside the container
-FROM alpine:3.8 as production
+FROM alpine:3.12 as production
 
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/mikefarah/yq/yq /usr/bin/yq
 RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/yq