diff --git a/backend/docker/dev/Dockerfile b/backend/docker/dev/Dockerfile
index 0d510609e..18e8ea757 100644
--- a/backend/docker/dev/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/dev/Dockerfile
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ FROM public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2023
 
 ARG NODE_VERSION=18
 ARG NVM_VERSION=v0.37.2
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=python3.8
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=python3.9
 
 RUN dnf clean all
 RUN dnf -y install shadow-utils wget
 RUN dnf -y install openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel postgresql-devel gcc unzip tar gzip
 RUN dnf install $PYTHON_VERSION
-RUN dnf -y install python38-devel
+RUN dnf -y install python39-devel
 RUN dnf -y install git
 
 RUN /bin/bash -c "ln -s /usr/bin/${PYTHON_VERSION} /usr/bin/python3"
diff --git a/backend/docker/prod/ecs/Dockerfile b/backend/docker/prod/ecs/Dockerfile
index 22aaa0eef..8ed54b943 100644
--- a/backend/docker/prod/ecs/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/prod/ecs/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2023
 ARG NODE_VERSION=18
 ARG NVM_VERSION=v0.37.2
 ARG DEEQU_VERSION=2.0.0-spark-3.1
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=python3.8
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=python3.9
 
 # Installing libraries
 RUN dnf upgrade -y \
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN dnf upgrade -y \
     shadow-utils wget openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel \
     postgresql-devel gcc unzip tar gzip \
     && dnf install $PYTHON_VERSION \
-    && dnf install -y python38-devel git \
+    && dnf install -y python39-devel git \
     && /bin/bash -c "ln -s /usr/bin/${PYTHON_VERSION} /usr/bin/python3" \
     && curl https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip -o /tmp/awscliv2.zip \
     && unzip -q /tmp/awscliv2.zip -d /opt \
diff --git a/backend/docker/prod/lambda/Dockerfile b/backend/docker/prod/lambda/Dockerfile
index 24aa36be6..3fa20e5b5 100644
--- a/backend/docker/prod/lambda/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/prod/lambda/Dockerfile
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 FROM public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2023
 
 ARG FUNCTION_DIR="/home/app/"
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=python3.8
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=python3.9
 
 RUN dnf upgrade -y;\
     find /var/tmp -name "*.rpm" -print -delete ;\
     find /tmp -name "*.rpm" -print -delete ;\
     dnf autoremove -y; \
-    dnf clean packages; dnf clean headers; dnf clean metadata; dnf clean all; rm -rfv /var/cache/dnf
+    dnf clean all; rm -rfv /var/cache/dnf
 
 RUN dnf -y install shadow-utils wget
 RUN dnf -y install openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel postgresql-devel gcc unzip tar gzip
 RUN dnf install $PYTHON_VERSION
-RUN dnf -y install python38-devel
+RUN dnf -y install python39-devel
 
 ## Add your source
 WORKDIR ${FUNCTION_DIR}
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ COPY config.json ./config.json
 RUN $PYTHON_VERSION -m pip install awslambdaric --target ${FUNCTION_DIR}
 
 # Command can be overwritten by providing a different command in the template directly.
-ENTRYPOINT [ "python3.8", "-m", "awslambdaric" ]
+ENTRYPOINT [ "python3.9", "-m", "awslambdaric" ]
 CMD ["auth_handler.handler"]
diff --git a/deploy/stacks/container.py b/deploy/stacks/container.py
index 25d1775e3..1c0c6a85e 100644
--- a/deploy/stacks/container.py
+++ b/deploy/stacks/container.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def __init__(
             container_definitions=[ecs.CfnTaskDefinition.ContainerDefinitionProperty(
                 image=cdkproxy_image.image_name,
                 name=cdkproxy_container_name,
-                command=['python3.8', '-m', 'dataall.core.stacks.tasks.cdkproxy'],
+                command=['python3.9', '-m', 'dataall.core.stacks.tasks.cdkproxy'],
                 environment=[
                     ecs.CfnTaskDefinition.KeyValuePairProperty(
                         name="AWS_REGION",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         stacks_updater, stacks_updater_task_def = self.set_scheduled_task(
             cluster=cluster,
-            command=['python3.8', '-m', 'dataall.core.environment.tasks.env_stacks_updater'],
+            command=['python3.9', '-m', 'dataall.core.environment.tasks.env_stacks_updater'],
             container_id=f'container',
             ecr_repository=ecr_repository,
             environment=self._create_env('INFO'),
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def __init__(
     def add_catalog_indexer_task(self):
         catalog_indexer_task, catalog_indexer_task_def = self.set_scheduled_task(
             cluster=self.ecs_cluster,
-            command=['python3.8', '-m', 'dataall.modules.catalog.tasks.catalog_indexer_task'],
+            command=['python3.9', '-m', 'dataall.modules.catalog.tasks.catalog_indexer_task'],
             container_id=f'container',
             ecr_repository=self._ecr_repository,
             environment=self._create_env('INFO'),
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def add_share_management_task(self):
                 repository=self._ecr_repository, tag=self._cdkproxy_image_tag
             ),
             environment=self._create_env('DEBUG'),
-            command=['python3.8', '-m', 'dataall.modules.dataset_sharing.tasks.share_manager_task'],
+            command=['python3.9', '-m', 'dataall.modules.dataset_sharing.tasks.share_manager_task'],
             logging=ecs.LogDriver.aws_logs(
                 stream_prefix='task',
                 log_group=self.create_log_group(
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def add_subscription_task(self):
         subscriptions_task, subscription_task_def = self.set_scheduled_task(
             cluster=self.ecs_cluster,
             command=[
-                'python3.8',
+                'python3.9',
                 '-m',
                 'dataall.modules.datasets.tasks.dataset_subscription_task',
             ],
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def add_subscription_task(self):
     def add_bucket_policy_updater_task(self):
         update_bucket_policies_task, update_bucket_task_def = self.set_scheduled_task(
             cluster=self.ecs_cluster,
-            command=['python3.8', '-m', 'dataall.modules.datasets.tasks.bucket_policy_updater'],
+            command=['python3.9', '-m', 'dataall.modules.datasets.tasks.bucket_policy_updater'],
             container_id=f'container',
             ecr_repository=self._ecr_repository,
             environment=self._create_env('DEBUG'),
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def add_bucket_policy_updater_task(self):
     def add_sync_dataset_table_task(self):
         sync_tables_task, sync_tables_task_def = self.set_scheduled_task(
             cluster=self.ecs_cluster,
-            command=['python3.8', '-m', 'dataall.modules.datasets.tasks.tables_syncer'],
+            command=['python3.9', '-m', 'dataall.modules.datasets.tasks.tables_syncer'],
             container_id=f'container',
             ecr_repository=self._ecr_repository,
             environment=self._create_env('INFO'),
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index e10f021ee..9495269ab 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./backend
       dockerfile: docker/dev/Dockerfile
-    entrypoint: /bin/bash -c "../build/wait-for-it.sh elasticsearch:9200 -t 30 && python3.8 local_graphql_server.py"
+    entrypoint: /bin/bash -c "../build/wait-for-it.sh elasticsearch:9200 -t 30 && python3.9 local_graphql_server.py"
     expose:
       - 5000
     ports:
diff --git a/documentation/userguide/docker/prod/Dockerfile b/documentation/userguide/docker/prod/Dockerfile
index 936329449..f06ed9436 100644
--- a/documentation/userguide/docker/prod/Dockerfile
+++ b/documentation/userguide/docker/prod/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2023
 
 ARG NODE_VERSION=18
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.8
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.9
 ARG NGINX_VERSION=1.12
 ARG ENVSUBST_VERSION=v1.1.0