diff --git a/.semaphore/cp_dockerfile_build.yml b/.semaphore/cp_dockerfile_build.yml
index 93859d6601..a40692aa14 100644
--- a/.semaphore/cp_dockerfile_build.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/cp_dockerfile_build.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ global_job_config:
     commands:
       - checkout
       - if [[ $SEMAPHORE_GIT_BRANCH =~ ^7\..* ]]; then sem-version java 8; else sem-version java 17; fi
-      - sem-version python 3.9
+      - sem-version python 3.14
       - . vault-setup
       - . cache-maven restore
       - pip install tox==3.28.0
diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
index 08a785c442..2454c2490a 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ global_job_config:
     commands:
       - checkout
       - if [[ $SEMAPHORE_GIT_BRANCH =~ ^7\..* ]]; then sem-version java 8; else sem-version java 17; fi
-      - sem-version python 3.9
+      - sem-version python 3.14
       - . vault-setup
       - . cache-maven restore
       - pip install tox==3.28.0
diff --git a/base/Dockerfile.ubi8 b/base/Dockerfile.ubi8
index e946cfbd2e..b23c5d8f23 100644
--- a/base/Dockerfile.ubi8
+++ b/base/Dockerfile.ubi8
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ENV CUB_CLASSPATH='"/usr/share/java/cp-base-new/*"'
 ARG OPENSSL_VERSION=""
 ARG WGET_VERSION=""
 ARG NETCAT_VERSION=""
-ARG PYTHON39_VERSION=""
+ARG PYTHON314_VERSION="3.14.0"
 ARG TAR_VERSION=""
 ARG PROCPS_VERSION=""
 ARG KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION=""
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ RUN microdnf --nodocs install yum \
         "openssl${OPENSSL_VERSION}" \
         "wget${WGET_VERSION}" \
         "nmap-ncat${NETCAT_VERSION}" \
-        "python39${PYTHON39_VERSION}" \
-        "python39-pip${PYTHON_PIP_VERSION}" \
         "tar${TAR_VERSION}" \
+        "findutils" \
         "procps-ng${PROCPS_VERSION}" \
         "krb5-workstation${KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION}" \
         "iputils${IPUTILS_VERSION}" \
@@ -99,9 +98,31 @@ RUN microdnf --nodocs install yum \
         "curl${CURL_VERSION}" \
         "libcurl${CURL_VERSION}" \
         "zulu11-ca-jdk-headless${ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION}" "zulu11-ca-jre-headless${ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION}" \
-    && alternatives --set python /usr/bin/python3 \
-    && python3 -m pip install --upgrade "setuptools${PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION}" \
-    && python3 -m pip install --prefer-binary --prefix=/usr/local --upgrade "${PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_INSTALL_SPEC}" \
+        gcc \
+        make \
+        bzip2-devel \
+        expat-devel \
+        gdbm-devel \
+        libffi-devel \
+        ncurses-devel \
+        sqlite-devel \
+        zlib-devel \
+    && cd /tmp \
+    && wget -q https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${PYTHON314_VERSION}/Python-${PYTHON314_VERSION}.tgz \
+    && tar -xzf Python-${PYTHON314_VERSION}.tgz \
+    && cd Python-${PYTHON314_VERSION} \
+    && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-optimizations --with-ensurepip=yes --without-readline \
+    && make -j$(nproc) || make -j1 \
+    && make altinstall \
+    && ln -sf /usr/local/bin/python3.14 /usr/local/bin/python3 \
+    && ln -sf /usr/local/bin/python3.14 /usr/local/bin/python \
+    && /usr/local/bin/python3.14 -m ensurepip --upgrade \
+    && /usr/local/bin/python3.14 -m pip install --upgrade "pip==${PYTHON_PIP_VERSION}" \
+    && /usr/local/bin/python3.14 -m pip install --upgrade "setuptools${PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION}" \
+    && /usr/local/bin/python3.14 -m pip install --prefer-binary --prefix=/usr/local --upgrade "${PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_INSTALL_SPEC}" \
+    && cd / \
+    && rm -rf /tmp/Python-${PYTHON314_VERSION}* \
+    && yum remove -y gcc make bzip2-devel expat-devel gdbm-devel libffi-devel ncurses-devel sqlite-devel zlib-devel \
     && yum remove -y git \
     && yum clean all \
     && rm -rf /tmp/* \
diff --git a/base/pom.xml b/base/pom.xml
index 890d69d417..5a4da6e761 100644
--- a/base/pom.xml
+++ b/base/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                         <OPENSSL_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.openssl.version}</OPENSSL_VERSION>
                         <WGET_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.wget.version}</WGET_VERSION>
                         <NETCAT_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.nmap-ncat.version}</NETCAT_VERSION>
-                        <PYTHON39_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python39.version}</PYTHON39_VERSION>
+                        <PYTHON314_VERSION>${ubi8-minimal.python314.version}</PYTHON314_VERSION>
                         <TAR_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.tar.version}</TAR_VERSION>
                         <PROCPS_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.procps-ng.version}</PROCPS_VERSION>
                         <KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.krb5-workstation.version}</KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION>
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                         <GLIBC_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.glibc.version}</GLIBC_VERSION>
                         <CURL_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.curl.version}</CURL_VERSION>
                         <ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.zulu11-ca-jdk-headless.version}</ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION>
-                        <PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python39-pip.version}</PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>
+                        <PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>${ubi8-minimal.python314-pip.version}</PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>
                         <PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION>==${python.setuptools.version}</PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION>
                         <PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION>${git-repo.confluent-docker-utils.tag}</PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION>
                         <SKIP_SECURITY_UPDATE_CHECK>${docker.skip-security-update-check}</SKIP_SECURITY_UPDATE_CHECK>
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                           <OPENSSL_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.openssl.version}</OPENSSL_VERSION>
                           <WGET_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.wget.version}</WGET_VERSION>
                           <NETCAT_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.nmap-ncat.version}</NETCAT_VERSION>
-                          <PYTHON39_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python39.version}</PYTHON39_VERSION>
+                          <PYTHON314_VERSION>${ubi8-minimal.python314.version}</PYTHON314_VERSION>
                           <TAR_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.tar.version}</TAR_VERSION>
                           <PROCPS_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.procps-ng.version}</PROCPS_VERSION>
                           <KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.krb5-workstation.version}</KRB5_WORKSTATION_VERSION>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
                           <GLIBC_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.glibc.version}</GLIBC_VERSION>
                           <CURL_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.curl.version}</CURL_VERSION>
                           <ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.zulu11-ca-jdk-headless.version}</ZULU_OPENJDK_VERSION>
-                          <PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>-${ubi8-minimal.python39-pip.version}</PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>
+                          <PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>${ubi8-minimal.python314-pip.version}</PYTHON_PIP_VERSION>
                           <PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION>==${python.setuptools.version}</PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION>
                           <PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION>${git-repo.confluent-docker-utils.tag}</PYTHON_CONFLUENT_DOCKER_UTILS_VERSION>
                           <SKIP_SECURITY_UPDATE_CHECK>${docker.skip-security-update-check}</SKIP_SECURITY_UPDATE_CHECK>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f50642cdb..dd5774612b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <ubi8-minimal.openssl.version>1.1.1k-14.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.openssl.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.wget.version>1.19.5-12.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.wget.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.nmap-ncat.version>7.92-2.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.nmap-ncat.version>
-        <ubi8-minimal.python39.version>3.9.25-2.module+el8.10.0+23718+1842ae33</ubi8-minimal.python39.version>
+        <ubi8-minimal.python314.version>3.14.0</ubi8-minimal.python314.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.tar.version>1.30-11.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.tar.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.procps-ng.version>3.3.15-14.el8</ubi8-minimal.procps-ng.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.krb5-workstation.version>1.18.2-32.el8_10</ubi8-minimal.krb5-workstation.version>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <ubi8-minimal.glibc.version>2.28-251.el8_10.27</ubi8-minimal.glibc.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.curl.version>7.61.1-34.el8_10.9</ubi8-minimal.curl.version>
         <ubi8-minimal.zulu11-ca-jdk-headless.version>11.0.30-1</ubi8-minimal.zulu11-ca-jdk-headless.version>
-        <ubi8-minimal.python39-pip.version>20.2.4-9.module+el8.10.0+21329+8d76b841</ubi8-minimal.python39-pip.version>
+        <ubi8-minimal.python314-pip.version>24.2</ubi8-minimal.python314-pip.version>
 
         <!-- Python Package Versions -->
         <python.setuptools.version>80.9.0</python.setuptools.version>