diff --git a/containers/build_buildah_runtime.sh b/containers/build_buildah_runtime.sh
index 2dc958832e4c7ccad4ea7fcb30e4909f6a0ff68d..53a52aacebb5b01910111a9bc15d64834ef5170c 100755
--- a/containers/build_buildah_runtime.sh
+++ b/containers/build_buildah_runtime.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 declare -r DAMNED_LIES_IMAGE_NAME="damned-lies-runtime"
 
 # FEDORA_BASE_IMAGE: version of Fedora to use
-declare -r FEDORA_BASE_IMAGE=38
+declare -r FEDORA_BASE_IMAGE=40
 
 # THIS_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY: the current script directory name
 THIS_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY="$(realpath "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"