diff --git a/changelog.d/6897.docker b/changelog.d/6897.docker
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e7bcd719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6897.docker
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update the docker images to Alpine Linux 3.11.
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index e5a0d6d5f..93d61739a 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.7
 ###
 ### Stage 0: builder
 ###
-FROM docker.io/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-alpine3.10 as builder
+FROM docker.io/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-alpine3.11 as builder
 
 # install the OS build deps