diff --git a/Docker/lofar-pipeline/Dockerfile.tmpl b/Docker/lofar-pipeline/Dockerfile.tmpl
index 5f84716396a799bfe5869122ff8cadaafdaae5c4..1ae4c72764b326465b629c86b2895bd0ae0c237b 100644
--- a/Docker/lofar-pipeline/Dockerfile.tmpl
+++ b/Docker/lofar-pipeline/Dockerfile.tmpl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python-xmlrunner python-scipy liblog4cp
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-ENV PYBDSF_VERSION=1.8.8
+ENV PYBDSF_VERSION=1.8.12
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git g++ gfortran libboost-python-dev python-setuptools && \
     mkdir ${INSTALLDIR}/pybdsf && \