diff --git a/images/cowsay/Earthfile b/images/cowsay/Earthfile
index 1feb3538cc92ccb866a8a3b056e82b3cbbd37cbf..6d0ef5a7010d2892e09e1165fcd47ede19bdd503 100644
--- a/images/cowsay/Earthfile
+++ b/images/cowsay/Earthfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION 0.7
 
 build-base:
-    FROM docker.io/library/debian:12.2
+    FROM docker.io/library/debian:12.4
 
     RUN apt-get update
     RUN apt-get install -y \