diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 234679c6e85857588dd3df78af571e2696b63e11..64e8f27bede75f3b3dc81521aec9ef32b4134aa4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM ubuntu:16.04
+FROM ubuntu:18.04
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install git tox make python3 python3-pip python-all && \