diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0ccf7a4..9fd13b8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/python-312@sha256:bb8fd1ba3f7c4c28f04e124654ad95bf575cf5015d768e0bd523196b9d903d52 AS test
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi10/python-314-minimal@sha256:0c5b5d198178280e65577e63251ee5ee49435e1a711bef4e4b5b471723e0ed3c AS test
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.11.16@sha256:440fd6477af86a2f1b38080c539f1672cd22acb1b1a47e321dba5158ab08864d /uv /bin/uv
 
 ENV \
-    UV_PYTHON="/usr/bin/python3.12" \
+    UV_PYTHON="/usr/bin/python3.14" \
     # disable uv cache. it doesn't make sense in a container
     UV_NO_CACHE=true
 
+USER root
+RUN microdnf install -y make
+USER 1001
+
 COPY . .
 RUN make _test
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5055838..253fc09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ This is a template for a Python project.
         Choose from [1/2] (1):
     [8/9] version (0.1.0):
     [9/9] Select python_version
-        1 - 3.12
-        2 - 3.11
+        1 - 3.14
         Choose from [1/2] (1):
    ```
 
diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 0656253..72030e7 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
   "project_short_description": "Please enter a short description of your project",
   "deployment": ["openshift", "pypi"],
   "version": "0.1.0",
-  "python_version": ["3.12", "3.11"]
+  "python_version": ["3.14"]
 }
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/Dockerfile b/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/Dockerfile
index 46d1c2d..b6b9cbb 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/Dockerfile	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/Dockerfile	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Base image with defaults for all stages
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/python-{{ cookiecutter.python_version.replace(".", "") }} AS base
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi10/python-{{ cookiecutter.python_version.replace(".", "") }}-minimal AS base
 
 # Keep this version tag in sync with pyproject.toml or feel free to remove it
 LABEL konflux.additional-tags="{{ cookiecutter.version }}"
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ RUN uv sync --frozen --no-group dev
 #
 FROM builder AS test
 
+USER root
+RUN microdnf install -y make
+USER 1001
+
 COPY Makefile ./
 RUN uv sync --frozen
 
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/pyproject.toml b/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/pyproject.toml
index 9c7ef5d..8960b0a 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/pyproject.toml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/pyproject.toml	
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ preview = true
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 known-first-party = ["{{ cookiecutter.project_module }}"]
 
+[tool.ruff.lint.flake8-type-checking]
+runtime-evaluated-base-classes = ["pydantic.BaseModel"]
+runtime-evaluated-decorators = [
+    "dataclasses.dataclass",
+    "pydantic.dataclasses.dataclass",
+    "pydantic.validate_call",
+]
+
 # Mypy configuration
 [tool.mypy]
 files = ["{{ cookiecutter.project_module }}", "tests"]