diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f862910..7e049aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 7.1.1 2023-05-10 <dave at tiredofit dot ca>
+
+   ### Changed
+      - Alpine 3.18 base
+
+
 ## 7.1.0 2023-04-13 <dave at tiredofit dot ca>
 
    ### Added
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f58b640..2e9ff3b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG DISTRO="alpine"
-ARG DISTRO_VARIANT="3.17"
+ARG DISTRO_VARIANT="3.18"
 
 FROM docker.io/tiredofit/${DISTRO}:${DISTRO_VARIANT}
 LABEL maintainer="Dave Conroy (github.com/tiredofit)"