diff --git a/dnscms/Dockerfile b/dnscms/Dockerfile
index 0127b83..66057a2 100644
--- a/dnscms/Dockerfile
+++ b/dnscms/Dockerfile
@@ -1,60 +1,41 @@
-# Use an official Python runtime based on Debian 10 "buster" as a parent image.
-FROM python:3.8.1-slim-buster
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bullseye
 
-# Add user that will be used in the container.
 RUN useradd wagtail
 
-# Port used by this container to serve HTTP.
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-# Set environment variables.
-# 1. Force Python stdout and stderr streams to be unbuffered.
-# 2. Set PORT variable that is used by Gunicorn. This should match "EXPOSE"
-#    command.
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
     PORT=8000
 
-# Install system packages required by Wagtail and Django.
 RUN apt-get update --yes --quiet && apt-get install --yes --quiet --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
     libpq-dev \
-    libmariadbclient-dev \
     libjpeg62-turbo-dev \
     zlib1g-dev \
     libwebp-dev \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Install the application server.
-RUN pip install "gunicorn==20.0.4"
+ENV POETRY_VERSION=""
+ENV POETRY_HOME="/opt/poetry"
+ENV PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1
+ENV POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE=false
+ENV POETRY_NO_INTERACTION=1
+ENV PATH="$POETRY_HOME/bin:$PATH"
 
-# Install the project requirements.
-COPY requirements.txt /
-RUN pip install -r /requirements.txt
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install --no-install-recommends --assume-yes curl
+
+RUN curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
 
-# Use /app folder as a directory where the source code is stored.
 WORKDIR /app
-
-# Set this directory to be owned by the "wagtail" user. This Wagtail project
-# uses SQLite, the folder needs to be owned by the user that
-# will be writing to the database file.
+COPY pyproject.toml poetry.lock README.md /app/
+RUN pip install "gunicorn==20.0.4"
+RUN poetry install --without=dev
+COPY . /app
 RUN chown wagtail:wagtail /app
-
-# Copy the source code of the project into the container.
 COPY --chown=wagtail:wagtail . .
-
-# Use user "wagtail" to run the build commands below and the server itself.
 USER wagtail
 
-# Collect static files.
 RUN python manage.py collectstatic --noinput --clear
 
-# Runtime command that executes when "docker run" is called, it does the
-# following:
-#   1. Migrate the database.
-#   2. Start the application server.
-# WARNING:
-#   Migrating database at the same time as starting the server IS NOT THE BEST
-#   PRACTICE. The database should be migrated manually or using the release
-#   phase facilities of your hosting platform. This is used only so the
-#   Wagtail instance can be started with a simple "docker run" command.
 CMD set -xe; python manage.py migrate --noinput; gunicorn dnscms.wsgi:application