diff --git a/base/Dockerfile.ubi8 b/base/Dockerfile.ubi8
index e946cfbd2e..20e8a73625 100644
--- a/base/Dockerfile.ubi8
+++ b/base/Dockerfile.ubi8
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ENV CUB_CLASSPATH='"/usr/share/java/cp-base-new/*"'
 ARG OPENSSL_VERSION=""
 ARG WGET_VERSION=""
 ARG NETCAT_VERSION=""
-ARG PYTHON39_VERSION=""
+ARG PYTHON311_VERSION=""
 ARG TAR_VERSION=""
 ARG PROCPS_VERSION=""
 ARG KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION=""
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ ARG PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION=""
 ARG PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION="master"
 
 # This can be overriden for an offline/air-gapped builds
-ARG PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_INSTALL_SPEC="git+https://github.com/confluentinc/confluent-docker-utils@${PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION}"
+ARG PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_INSTALL_SPEC="git+https://github.com/confluentinc/confluent-docker-utils@replace-docker-compose"
 
 RUN microdnf --nodocs install yum \
     && rpm --import https://www.azul.com/files/0xB1998361219BD9C9.txt \
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ RUN microdnf --nodocs install yum \
         "openssl${OPENSSL_VERSION}" \
         "wget${WGET_VERSION}" \
         "nmap-ncat${NETCAT_VERSION}" \
-        "python39${PYTHON39_VERSION}" \
-        "python39-pip${PYTHON_PIP_VERSION}" \
+        "python3.11${PYTHON311_VERSION}" \
+        "python3.11-pip${PYTHON_PIP_VERSION}" \
         "tar${TAR_VERSION}" \
         "procps-ng${PROCPS_VERSION}" \
         "krb5-workstation${KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION}" \
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ RUN microdnf --nodocs install yum \
         "curl${CURL_VERSION}" \
         "libcurl${CURL_VERSION}" \
         "zulu11-ca-jdk-headless${ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION}" "zulu11-ca-jre-headless${ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION}" \
-    && alternatives --set python /usr/bin/python3 \
+    && alternatives --set python /usr/bin/python3.11 \
+    && alternatives --set python3 /usr/bin/python3.11 \
     && python3 -m pip install --upgrade "setuptools${PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION}" \
     && python3 -m pip install --prefer-binary --prefix=/usr/local --upgrade "${PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_INSTALL_SPEC}" \
     && yum remove -y git \
diff --git a/base/pom.xml b/base/pom.xml
index 98c470f940..d8b2f642d7 100644
--- a/base/pom.xml
+++ b/base/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                         <OPENSSL_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.openssl.version}</OPENSSL_VERSION>
                         <WGET_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.wget.version}</WGET_VERSION>
                         <NETCAT_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.nmap-ncat.version}</NETCAT_VERSION>
-                        <PYTHON39_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python39.version}</PYTHON39_VERSION>
+                        <PYTHON311_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python311.version}</PYTHON311_VERSION>
                         <TAR_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.tar.version}</TAR_VERSION>
                         <PROCPS_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.procps-ng.version}</PROCPS_VERSION>
                         <KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.krb5-workstation.version}</KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION>
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                         <GLIBC_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.glibc.version}</GLIBC_VERSION>
                         <CURL_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.curl.version}</CURL_VERSION>
                         <ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.zulu11-ca-jdk-headless.version}</ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION>
-                        <PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python39-pip.version}</PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>
+                        <PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python311-pip.version}</PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>
                         <PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION>==${python.setuptools.version}</PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION>
                         <PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION>${git-repo.confluent-docker-utils.tag}</PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION>
                         <SKIP_SECURITY_UPDATE_CHECK>${docker.skip-security-update-check}</SKIP_SECURITY_UPDATE_CHECK>
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                           <OPENSSL_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.openssl.version}</OPENSSL_VERSION>
                           <WGET_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.wget.version}</WGET_VERSION>
                           <NETCAT_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.nmap-ncat.version}</NETCAT_VERSION>
-                          <PYTHON39_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python39.version}</PYTHON39_VERSION>
+                          <PYTHON311_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python311.version}</PYTHON311_VERSION>
                           <TAR_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.tar.version}</TAR_VERSION>
                           <PROCPS_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.procps-ng.version}</PROCPS_VERSION>
                           <KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.krb5-workstation.version}</KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
                           <GLIBC_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.glibc.version}</GLIBC_VERSION>
                           <CURL_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.curl.version}</CURL_VERSION>
                           <ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.zulu11-ca-jdk-headless.version}</ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION>
-                          <PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python39-pip.version}</PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>
+                          <PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python311-pip.version}</PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>
                           <PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION>==${python.setuptools.version}</PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION>
                           <PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION>${git-repo.confluent-docker-utils.tag}</PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION>
                           <SKIP_SECURITY_UPDATE_CHECK>${docker.skip-security-update-check}</SKIP_SECURITY_UPDATE_CHECK>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16c71ac915..5e495e0f96 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <ubi8-minimal.openssl.version>1.1.1k-14.el8_6</ubi8-minimal.openssl.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.wget.version>1.19.5-12.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.wget.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.nmap-ncat.version>7.92-1.el8</ubi8-minimal.nmap-ncat.version>
-        <ubi8-minimal.python39.version>3.9.20-2.module+el8.10.0+23441+1124c1da</ubi8-minimal.python39.version>
+        <ubi8-minimal.python311.version>3.11.13-2.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.python311.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.tar.version>1.30-11.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.tar.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.procps-ng.version>3.3.15-14.el8</ubi8-minimal.procps-ng.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.krb5-workstation.version>1.18.2-32.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.krb5-workstation.version>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <ubi8-minimal.glibc.version>2.28-251.el8_10.25</ubi8-minimal.glibc.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.curl.version>7.61.1-34.el8_10.8</ubi8-minimal.curl.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.zulu11-ca-jdk-headless.version>11.0.29-1</ubi8-minimal.zulu11-ca-jdk-headless.version>
-        <ubi8-minimal.python39-pip.version>20.2.4-9.module+el8.10.0+21329+8d76b841</ubi8-minimal.python39-pip.version>
+        <ubi8-minimal.python311-pip.version>22.3.1-5.el8</ubi8-minimal.python311-pip.version>
 
         <!-- Python Package Versions -->
         <python.setuptools.version>80.9.0</python.setuptools.version>