diff --git a/wc_env_manager/assets/base_image/Dockerfile.template b/wc_env_manager/assets/base_image/Dockerfile.template
index 82b9469..057f13e 100644
--- a/wc_env_manager/assets/base_image/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/wc_env_manager/assets/base_image/Dockerfile.template
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y \
 # SUNDIALS: SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic Equation Solvers
 # https://computation.llnl.gov/projects/sundials
 {% if sundials_install -%}
-ARG sundials_version=2.7.0
+ARG sundials_version=3.1.1
 RUN apt-get update -y \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         build-essential \