diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index 71941ffee..fc02a7870 100755
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.7
+FROM python:3.6
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 WORKDIR /sapl-dev
 COPY requirements ./requirements/