diff --git a/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile b/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
index d74e2de1..5590ed7f 100644
--- a/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250317
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250407
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-"${BOOKWORM_TAG}"-slim AS jre-build
 
diff --git a/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile b/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
index e3649823..14216aab 100644
--- a/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250317
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250407
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-"${BOOKWORM_TAG}" AS jre-build
 
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index f63a5a71..c38c3fb1 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ variable "JAVA21_VERSION" {
 }
 
 variable "BOOKWORM_TAG" {
-  default = "20250317"
+  default = "20250407"
 }
 
 # ----  user-defined functions ----