diff --git a/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile b/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
index f3f6ba1ae..389ed6ec5 100644
--- a/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian/bookworm-slim/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250113
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250203
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-"${BOOKWORM_TAG}"-slim AS jre-build
 
diff --git a/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile b/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
index cdf0fe61e..909d00451 100644
--- a/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
+++ b/debian/bookworm/hotspot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250113
+ARG BOOKWORM_TAG=20250203
 
 FROM debian:bookworm-"${BOOKWORM_TAG}" AS jre-build
 
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index 607a99859..2f2343f58 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ variable "JAVA21_VERSION" {
 }
 
 variable "BOOKWORM_TAG" {
-  default = "20250113"
+  default = "20250203"
 }
 
 # ----  user-defined functions ----