diff --git a/services/Dockerfile.dev.template b/services/Dockerfile.dev.template
index b50808b..0dbbff6 100644
--- a/services/Dockerfile.dev.template
+++ b/services/Dockerfile.dev.template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Dockerfile.dev - Development image for Spring Boot with Java 21
 # Optimized for hot-reload with Tilt
 
-FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jdk-alpine
+FROM eclipse-temurin:25-jdk-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app