diff --git a/services/auth-api/Dockerfile b/services/auth-api/Dockerfile
index a2ff771d..b6ce2947 100644
--- a/services/auth-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/auth-api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-FROM gradle:9.5.1-jdk21-alpine AS build
+FROM gradle:9.6.1-jdk21-alpine AS build
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Layer 1: Copy only build scripts for dependency caching