diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
index cca3951..16f33ab 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
       args:
         - PY_VER=${PY_VER:-3.11}
-        - DISTRO=${DISTRO:-buster}
+        - DISTRO=${DISTRO:-bullseye}
     image: datajoint/datajoint_tutorials:latest
     volumes:
       - ..:/workspaces:cached
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ services:
     # Overrides default command so things don't shut down after the process ends.
     command: /bin/sh -c "while sleep 1000; do :; done"
 volumes:
-  docker_data:
\ No newline at end of file
+  docker_data: