diff --git a/docker/quarkus/Dockerfile b/docker/quarkus/Dockerfile
index 3dd95ec..01aa012 100644
--- a/docker/quarkus/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/quarkus/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # ============================================================
 
 # --- Build stage -------------------------------------------------------------
-FROM maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-25 AS build
+FROM maven:3-eclipse-temurin-26 AS build
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
 # Prime the dependency cache (better layer reuse on source-only changes)
diff --git a/docker/quarkus/Dockerfile.dev b/docker/quarkus/Dockerfile.dev
index 2728141..648549c 100644
--- a/docker/quarkus/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/docker/quarkus/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #   docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 -v "$PWD":/workspace -v confapi-m2:/root/.m2 confapi:dev
 # ============================================================
 
-FROM maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-25
+FROM maven:3-eclipse-temurin-26
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
 # Sources are bind-mounted at runtime; nothing is copied into the image.