diff --git a/backend/composer.json b/backend/composer.json
index e11ee2f..13dd10f 100644
--- a/backend/composer.json
+++ b/backend/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "keywords": ["saqel", "edtech", "tawjihi", "laravel"],
     "license": "MIT",
     "require": {
-        "php": "^8.3",
+        "php": "^8.4",
         "laravel/framework": "^13.17",
         "laravel/tinker": "^3.0"
     },
diff --git a/docker/php/Dockerfile b/docker/php/Dockerfile
index c95a77f..a17ddb6 100644
--- a/docker/php/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/php/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM php:8.3-fpm-alpine
+FROM php:8.4-fpm-alpine
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache nginx icu-dev libzip-dev zip oniguruma-dev libpng-dev freetype-dev libjpeg-turbo-dev \
     && docker-php-ext-configure gd --with-freetype --with-jpeg \