diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-mxe-dockerimage.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-mxe-dockerimage.yml
index 5b5c05616..2e4c1d009 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-mxe-dockerimage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-mxe-dockerimage.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   windows-mxe:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      VERSION: ${{ '3.2.0' }}    # 'official' images should have a dot-zero version
+      VERSION: ${{ '3.3.0' }}    # 'official' images should have a dot-zero version
       mxe_sha: '974808c2ecb02866764d236fe533ae57ba342e7a'
 
     steps:
diff --git a/scripts/docker/mxe-build-container/Dockerfile b/scripts/docker/mxe-build-container/Dockerfile
index cb3950f5a..9b314c029 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/mxe-build-container/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/docker/mxe-build-container/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Build the image using the --build-arg option, e.g.:
 # docker build -t boret/myimage:0.1 --build-arg=mxe_sha=123ABC456 .
 
-FROM ubuntu:22.04 as base
+FROM ubuntu:24.04 as base
 
 # update and set up the packages we need for the build
 RUN apt-get update  &&  \