diff --git a/examples/vote-helm/api-image/Dockerfile b/examples/vote-helm/api-image/Dockerfile
index ad14ad92fb..55a5f95410 100644
--- a/examples/vote-helm/api-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/vote-helm/api-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Using official python runtime base image
-FROM python:2.7-alpine
+FROM python:3.10.5-alpine3.16
 
 # Set the application directory
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/examples/vote/api/Dockerfile b/examples/vote/api/Dockerfile
index ad14ad92fb..55a5f95410 100644
--- a/examples/vote/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/vote/api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Using official python runtime base image
-FROM python:2.7-alpine
+FROM python:3.10.5-alpine3.16
 
 # Set the application directory
 WORKDIR /app