diff --git a/docker/debian-bullseye/Dockerfile.build b/docker/debian-bullseye/Dockerfile.build
index 11a3ed18..d4c4a307 100644
--- a/docker/debian-bullseye/Dockerfile.build
+++ b/docker/debian-bullseye/Dockerfile.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #-----------------BUILDER-----------------
 #-----------------------------------------
-FROM node:16-bullseye AS builder
+FROM node:18-bullseye AS builder
 COPY pigallery2-release /app
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN npm install --unsafe-perm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /app/data/config && \
 
 #-----------------MAIN--------------------
 #-----------------------------------------
-FROM node:16-bullseye-slim AS main
+FROM node:18-bullseye-slim AS main
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production \
     # overrides only the default value of the settings (the actualy value can be overwritten through config.json)
diff --git a/docker/debian-buster/Dockerfile.build b/docker/debian-buster/Dockerfile.build
index 3052f938..28473634 100644
--- a/docker/debian-buster/Dockerfile.build
+++ b/docker/debian-buster/Dockerfile.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #-----------------BUILDER-----------------
 #-----------------------------------------
-FROM node:16-buster AS builder
+FROM node:18-buster AS builder
 COPY pigallery2-release /app
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN npm install --unsafe-perm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /app/data/config && \
 
 #-----------------MAIN--------------------
 #-----------------------------------------
-FROM node:16-buster-slim AS main
+FROM node:18-buster-slim AS main
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production \
     # overrides only the default value of the settings (the actualy value can be overwritten through config.json)
diff --git a/docker/debian-buster/selfcontained/Dockerfile b/docker/debian-buster/selfcontained/Dockerfile
index 113020bf..d56b2faf 100644
--- a/docker/debian-buster/selfcontained/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/debian-buster/selfcontained/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #-----------------BUILDER-----------------
 #-----------------------------------------
-FROM node:16-buster AS builder
+FROM node:18-buster AS builder
 # LABEL maintainer="Patrik J. Braun"
 # copying only package{-lock}.json to make node_modules cachable
 RUN git clone https://github.com/bpatrik/pigallery2.git /build
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ RUN npm install --unsafe-perm \
 
 #-----------------MAIN--------------------
 #-----------------------------------------
-FROM node:16-buster-slim AS main
+FROM node:18-buster-slim AS main
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production \
     # overrides only the default value of the settings (the actualy value can be overwritten through config.json)