diff --git a/scanners/nmap/Chart.yaml b/scanners/nmap/Chart.yaml
index d2df02f145..9b96ddb0b3 100644
--- a/scanners/nmap/Chart.yaml
+++ b/scanners/nmap/Chart.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description: A Helm chart for the NMAP security Scanner that integrates with the
 type: application
 # version - gets automatically set to the secureCodeBox release version when the helm charts gets published
 version: v3.1.0-alpha1
-appVersion: "7.95-r0"
+appVersion: "7.97-r0"
 kubeVersion: ">=v1.11.0-0"
 annotations:
   # supported cpu architectures for which docker images for the scanner should be build
diff --git a/scanners/nmap/scanner/Dockerfile b/scanners/nmap/scanner/Dockerfile
index 8f68131555..412cbbb33f 100644
--- a/scanners/nmap/scanner/Dockerfile
+++ b/scanners/nmap/scanner/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-FROM alpine:3.20
+FROM alpine:3.22
 ARG scannerVersion
 RUN apk add --no-cache nmap=$scannerVersion nmap-scripts=$scannerVersion
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nmap && adduser nmap --system --uid 1001 --ingroup nmap