diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index 4eae97dbe8..b02bf4478c 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'setup
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'wheel==0.35.1'
 
 # docker Python API package is needed by Ansible docker module as well as some SONiC applications
-sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'docker==5.0.3'
+sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'docker==6.1.1'
 
 # Install scapy
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'scapy==2.4.4'