diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 957d813ede7411312fb2e8ade2f1b59b8a73348a..a533381dcf46c2b776ee7cb7b8977139790582f3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -161,10 +161,13 @@ version:
 base:
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - BASE_IMAGE: debian:testing-20220822-slim
+      - BASE_IMAGE: debian:testing-slim
         BUILD_IMAGE: debian_testing_base
         PLATFORM: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
-      - BASE_IMAGE: ubuntu:20.04
+      - BASE_IMAGE: debian:stable-slim
+        BUILD_IMAGE: debian_stable_base
+        PLATFORM: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
+      - BASE_IMAGE: ubuntu:22.04
         BUILD_IMAGE: ubuntu_base
         PLATFORM: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
       - BASE_IMAGE: intel/oneapi-hpckit:2022.3.0-devel-ubuntu20.04
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ base:
 jug_dev:default:
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - BASE_IMAGE: debian_testing_base
+      - BASE_IMAGE: debian_stable_base
         BUILD_IMAGE: jug_dev
         PLATFORM: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
 #      - BASE_IMAGE: oneapi_base
diff --git a/containers/debian/base.Dockerfile b/containers/debian/base.Dockerfile
index 786cb022263c95f9665441b019066c3d88cc524b..5b654e1770986873774088f824a4b27866a64746 100644
--- a/containers/debian/base.Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/debian/base.Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.2
-ARG BASE_IMAGE="amd64/debian:testing-20220822-slim"
-ARG BUILD_IMAGE="debian_base"
+#syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
+ARG BASE_IMAGE="amd64/debian:stable-slim"
+ARG BUILD_IMAGE="debian_stable_base"
 
 # Minimal container based on Debian base systems for up-to-date packages. 
 FROM  ${BASE_IMAGE}
diff --git a/containers/jug/dev.Dockerfile b/containers/jug/dev.Dockerfile
index 48a310244b8ebd5c3d1b59aa85bb2eadcd30424c..bf2f61becec4e8165ff099e003be2c1ce51cee36 100644
--- a/containers/jug/dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/jug/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
 ARG DOCKER_REGISTRY="eicweb"
-ARG BASE_IMAGE="debian_testing_base"
+ARG BASE_IMAGE="debian_stable_base"
 ARG INTERNAL_TAG="testing"
 
 ## ========================================================================================