diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_push_branch__execute_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/on_push_branch__execute_tests.yml
index 419164e..64c2839 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_push_branch__execute_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_push_branch__execute_tests.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     # Currently, this need to be synced manually with the Dockerfile. In the future, the workflow should be changed,
     # so that a development container is built from the Dockerfile, pushed, and then re-used in the following steps.
     # This would also remove the need to install cmake manually in each step:
-    container: hexpm/elixir:1.17.2-erlang-27.0.1-debian-bookworm-20240812-slim
+    container: hexpm/elixir:1.17.3-erlang-27.1.2-debian-bookworm-20241111-slim
 
     steps:
       # See https://github.com/actions/checkout
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     # Containers must run in Linux based operating systems
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Docker Hub image that `container-job` executes in
-    container: hexpm/elixir:1.17.2-erlang-27.0.1-debian-bookworm-20240812-slim
+    container: hexpm/elixir:1.17.3-erlang-27.1.2-debian-bookworm-20241111-slim
 
     needs: build_deps
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check_mix_format:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: hexpm/elixir:1.17.2-erlang-27.0.1-debian-bookworm-20240812-slim
+    container: hexpm/elixir:1.17.3-erlang-27.1.2-debian-bookworm-20241111-slim
 
     needs: build_deps
 
@@ -118,13 +118,16 @@ jobs:
 
   check_mix_sobelow:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: hexpm/elixir:1.17.2-erlang-27.0.1-debian-bookworm-20240812-slim
+    container: hexpm/elixir:1.17.3-erlang-27.1.2-debian-bookworm-20241111-slim
 
     needs: build_deps
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+        # we need cmake for fast_sanitize:
+      - run: apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install build-essential cmake
 
       # install hex:
       - run: mix local.hex --force && mix local.rebar --force
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index db99bb8..d5207aa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 #   - https://pkgs.org/ - resource for finding needed packages
 #   - Ex: hexpm/elixir:1.13.3-erlang-24.3.4.2-debian-bullseye-20210902-slim
 # 
-ARG ELIXIR_VERSION=1.17.2
-ARG OTP_VERSION=27.0.1
-ARG DEBIAN_VERSION=bookworm-20240812-slim
+ARG ELIXIR_VERSION=1.17.3
+ARG OTP_VERSION=27.1.2
+ARG DEBIAN_VERSION=bookworm-20241111-slim
 
 ARG BUILDER_IMAGE="hexpm/elixir:${ELIXIR_VERSION}-erlang-${OTP_VERSION}-debian-${DEBIAN_VERSION}"
 ARG RUNNER_IMAGE="debian:${DEBIAN_VERSION}"
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index eeb5326..5322e99 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Qrstorage.MixProject do
   def project do
     [
       app: :qrstorage,
-      version: "0.4.3",
+      version: "0.4.6",
       elixir: "~> 1.11",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,