diff --git a/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile b/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
index 5a463d70..d74e2de1 100644
--- a/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250224
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250317
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-"${BOOKWORM_TAG}"-slim AS jre-build
 
diff --git a/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile b/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
index eeac669a..e3649823 100644
--- a/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250224
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250317
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-"${BOOKWORM_TAG}" AS jre-build
 
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index e57d256e..f63a5a71 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ variable "JAVA21_VERSION" {
 }
 
 variable "BOOKWORM_TAG" {
-  default = "20250224"
+  default = "20250317"
 }
 
 # ----  user-defined functions ----