diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93294dfd78..2118b9abdc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - A full and up to date implementation of EOF for Prague [#7169](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7169)
 - Add Subnet-Based Peer Permissions.  [#7168](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7168)
 - Reduce lock contention on transaction pool when building a block [#7180](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7180)
+- Update Docker base image to Ubuntu 24.04 [#7251](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7251)
 - Add LUKSO as predefined network name [#7223](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/7223)
 
 ### Bug fixes
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index ee138afca6..c16345a82b 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
-FROM ubuntu:23.10
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
 ARG VERSION="dev"
 ENV NO_PROXY_CACHE="-o Acquire::BrokenProxy=true -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=true -o Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth=0"
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get update $NO_PROXY_CACHE  && \
   apt-get clean  && \
   rm -rf /var/cache/apt/archives/* /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/*  && \
   rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*  && \
-  # Ubuntu 23.10 comes with an "ubuntu" user with uid 1000. We need 1000 for besu.
+  # Starting from version 23.10, Ubuntu comes with an "ubuntu" user with uid 1000. We need 1000 for besu.
   userdel ubuntu 2>/dev/null || true && rm -rf /home/ubuntu  && \
   # Ensure we use a stable UID for besu, as file permissions are tied to UIDs.
   adduser --uid 1000 --disabled-password --gecos "" --home /opt/besu besu  && \