diff --git a/ocr/Dockerfile b/ocr/Dockerfile
index e5e7ec0..d62ea7a 100644
--- a/ocr/Dockerfile
+++ b/ocr/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Build argument for registry (defaults to Gitea mirrors, falls back to Docker Hub)
 ARG REGISTRY_MIRRORS=git.motovaultpro.com/egullickson/mirrors
 
-FROM ${REGISTRY_MIRRORS}/python:3.13-slim
+FROM ${REGISTRY_MIRRORS}/python:3.12-slim
 
 # System dependencies
 # - libgomp1: OpenMP runtime required by PaddlePaddle
diff --git a/scripts/ci/mirror-base-images.sh b/scripts/ci/mirror-base-images.sh
index 5867a62..eded760 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/mirror-base-images.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/mirror-base-images.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ IMAGES=(
   "postgres:18-alpine"
   "redis:8.4-alpine"
   "traefik:v3.6"
-  "python:3.13-slim"
+  "python:3.12-slim"
   "grafana/loki:3.6.1"
   "grafana/alloy:v1.12.2"
   "grafana/grafana:12.4.0-21693836646"