diff --git a/database/infrastructure/construct.py b/database/infrastructure/construct.py
index 9d35d072..2a2c8c5e 100644
--- a/database/infrastructure/construct.py
+++ b/database/infrastructure/construct.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def __init__(
             self,
             "lambda",
             handler="handler.handler",
-            runtime=aws_lambda.Runtime.PYTHON_3_9,
+            runtime=aws_lambda.Runtime.PYTHON_3_11,
             code=aws_lambda.Code.from_docker_build(
                 path=os.path.abspath("./"),
                 file="database/runtime/Dockerfile",