diff --git a/services/verifier/Dockerfile b/services/verifier/Dockerfile
index 215ccfc..bacc8bb 100644
--- a/services/verifier/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/verifier/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # ---------- Builder ----------
 # Pinned to a specific minor tag so upstream re-tags of `rust:1-bookworm` do
 # not silently change the compiler used for builds. Bump this deliberately.
-FROM rust:1.96-bookworm AS builder
+FROM rust:1.97-bookworm AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /build