diff --git a/build-essential/Dockerfile b/build-essential/Dockerfile
index e9fc48cac05574b7186d40289f42266caba7e0cc..c3aed8ab1b322384076f8e8c3d7e9a5d4bbaa4c6 100644
--- a/build-essential/Dockerfile
+++ b/build-essential/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:19.04
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
 RUN ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime
 RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq --no-install-recommends gcc g++ libc-dev make cmake git ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*