diff --git a/content/en/getting-started/quickstart/index.md b/content/en/getting-started/quickstart/index.md
index 52c8826a9e..3735a95aac 100644
--- a/content/en/getting-started/quickstart/index.md
+++ b/content/en/getting-started/quickstart/index.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ An internal SES LocalStack testing endpoint (`/_localstack/aws/ses`) is configur
 - [LocalStack CLI](https://docs.localstack.cloud/getting-started/installation/#localstack-cli)
 - [LocalStack Web Application account](https://app.localstack.cloud/sign-up) & [Auth Token](https://docs.localstack.cloud/getting-started/auth-token/)
 - [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
-- [Python 3.9+](https://www.python.org/downloads/) & `pip`
+- [Python 3.11+](https://www.python.org/downloads/) & `pip`
 - [AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html) & [`awslocal` wrapper](https://docs.localstack.cloud/user-guide/integrations/aws-cli/#localstack-aws-cli-awslocal)
 - `jq`, `zip` & `curl`
 
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 {{< /tabpane >}}
 
 {{< callout "tip" >}}
-If you are encountering issues with the installation of the packages, such as Pillow, ensure you use the same version as the Python Lambdas (3.9) for Pillow to work. If you're using <a href="https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv">pyenv</a>, install and activate Python 3.9 with the following commands:
+If you are encountering issues with the installation of the packages, such as Pillow, ensure you use the same version as the Python Lambdas (3.11.6) for Pillow to work. If you're using <a href="https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv">pyenv</a>, install and activate Python 3.11 with the following commands:
 {{< command >}}
-$ pyenv install 3.9.0
-$ pyenv global 3.9.0
+$ pyenv install 3.11
+$ pyenv global 3.11
 {{< / command >}}
 {{< /callout >}}
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ $ awslocal sns subscribe \
 $ (cd lambdas/presign; rm -f lambda.zip; zip lambda.zip handler.py)
 $ awslocal lambda create-function \
     --function-name presign \
-    --runtime python3.9 \
+    --runtime python3.11 \
     --timeout 10 \
     --zip-file fileb://lambdas/presign/lambda.zip \
     --handler handler.handler \
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ $ awslocal lambda create-function \
     --function-name list \
     --handler handler.handler \
     --zip-file fileb://lambdas/list/lambda.zip \
-    --runtime python3.9 \
+    --runtime python3.11 \
     --timeout 10 \
     --role arn:aws:iam::000000000000:role/lambda-role \
     --environment Variables="{STAGE=local}"
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ $ awslocal lambda create-function-url-config \
 {{< tab header="macOS" lang="shell" >}}
 cd lambdas/resize
 rm -rf libs lambda.zip
-docker run --platform linux/x86_64 -v "$PWD":/var/task "public.ecr.aws/sam/build-python3.9" /bin/sh -c "pip install -r requirements.txt -t libs; exit"
+docker run --platform linux/x86_64 -v "$PWD":/var/task "public.ecr.aws/sam/build-python3.11" /bin/sh -c "pip install -r requirements.txt -t libs; exit"
 cd libs && zip -r ../lambda.zip . && cd ..
 zip lambda.zip handler.py
 rm -rf libs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ cd ../..
 cd lambdas/resize
 rm -rf package lambda.zip
 mkdir package
-pip install -r requirements.txt -t package --platform manylinux_2_28_x86_64 --python-version 3.9 --no-deps
+pip install -r requirements.txt -t package --platform manylinux_2_28_x86_64 --python-version 3.11 --no-deps
 zip lambda.zip handler.py
 cd package
 zip -r ../lambda.zip *;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ cd ../..
 {{< command >}}
 $ awslocal lambda create-function \
     --function-name resize \
-    --runtime python3.9 \
+    --runtime python3.11 \
     --timeout 10 \
     --zip-file fileb://lambdas/resize/lambda.zip \
     --handler handler.handler \