diff --git a/deployment/docker/Makefile b/deployment/docker/Makefile
index de81f30b5..07e37748e 100644
--- a/deployment/docker/Makefile
+++ b/deployment/docker/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 DOCKER_NAMESPACE := victoriametrics
 
-ROOT_IMAGE ?= alpine:3.12.1
-CERTS_IMAGE := alpine:3.12.1
+ROOT_IMAGE ?= alpine:3.12.3
+CERTS_IMAGE := alpine:3.12.3
 GO_BUILDER_IMAGE := golang:1.15.6
 BUILDER_IMAGE := local/builder:2.0.0-$(shell echo $(GO_BUILDER_IMAGE) | tr : _)
 BASE_IMAGE := local/base:1.1.1-$(shell echo $(ROOT_IMAGE) | tr : _)-$(shell echo $(CERTS_IMAGE) | tr : _)
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index c48ec09c0..c09a9b434 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 * BUGFIX: vmagent: properly log errors when `-promscrape.streamParse` command-line flag is set. See https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/1009
 * BUGFIX: vmagent: properly suppress errors when both `-promscrape.suppressScrapeErrors` and `-promscrape.streamParse` command-line flags are set. See https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/1009 .
 * BUGFIX: vmalert: return non-empty result in template func `query` stub to pass validation. See https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/989 .
+* BUGFIX: upgrade base image for Docker packages from Alpine 3.12.1 to Alpine 3.12.3 in order to fix potential security issues. See https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/1010
 
 
 # [v1.51.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.51.0)