diff --git a/docker/zookeeper-statsd/Dockerfile b/docker/zookeeper-statsd/Dockerfile
index bc02516191..aec1df56d9 100644
--- a/docker/zookeeper-statsd/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/zookeeper-statsd/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM docker.io/opendevorg/python-base:3.7
+FROM docker.io/opendevorg/python-base:3.9-bullseye
 
 COPY zookeeper-statsd.py /usr/local/bin
 RUN pip install statsd
diff --git a/zuul.d/docker-images/zookeeper-statsd.yaml b/zuul.d/docker-images/zookeeper-statsd.yaml
index e2cee6a886..445dec4c97 100644
--- a/zuul.d/docker-images/zookeeper-statsd.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/docker-images/zookeeper-statsd.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     name: system-config-build-image-zookeeper-statsd
     description: Build a zookeeper-statsd image.
     parent: system-config-build-image
-    requires: python-base-3.7-buster-container-image
+    requires: python-base-3.9-bullseye-container-image
     vars: &zookeeper-statsd_vars
       docker_images:
         - context: docker/zookeeper-statsd
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     name: system-config-upload-image-zookeeper-statsd
     description: Build and upload a zookeeper-statsd image.
     parent: system-config-upload-image
-    requires: python-base-3.7-buster-container-image
+    requires: python-base-3.9-bullseye-container-image
     vars: *zookeeper-statsd_vars
     files: *zookeeper-statsd_files