diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 90d5fa5..bf07095 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # StickerDex API — Fastify + SQLite (better-sqlite3 needs a native build toolchain).
-FROM node:20-bookworm-slim
+FROM node:26-bookworm-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app