diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index b322fb72969..c90d6506ea5 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ CMD ["python", "run.py"]
 # NGINX #
 #########
 
-FROM docker.io/nginx:1.26.0-alpine AS nginx
+FROM docker.io/nginx:1.27.2-alpine AS nginx
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/WordPress/openverse"
 
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile.nginx b/frontend/Dockerfile.nginx
index f4d36e0eac8..9f071eacfa1 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile.nginx
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # NGINX #
 #########
 
-FROM docker.io/nginx:1.26.0-alpine AS nginx
+FROM docker.io/nginx:1.27.2-alpine AS nginx
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/WordPress/openverse"