diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 90030f7d51..4a4bcc6684 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ variables:
   BACKEND_FLAGS: "-Dx11-backend=true -Dwayland-backend=true -Dbroadway-backend=true"
   FEATURE_FLAGS: "-Dvulkan=enabled -Dcloudproviders=enabled -Dbuild-testsuite=true -Dintrospection=enabled"
   MESON_TEST_TIMEOUT_MULTIPLIER: 3
-  FEDORA_IMAGE: "registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/gtk/fedora:v48"
+  FEDORA_IMAGE: "registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/gtk/fedora:v49"
 
 workflow:
   rules:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/.fedora.Dockerfile.swp b/.gitlab-ci/.fedora.Dockerfile.swp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8dfbbcce60
Binary files /dev/null and b/.gitlab-ci/.fedora.Dockerfile.swp differ
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/fedora.Dockerfile b/.gitlab-ci/fedora.Dockerfile
index 8523642ed4..4c1ae0bf45 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/fedora.Dockerfile
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/fedora.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM fedora:38
+FROM fedora:39
 
 RUN dnf -y install \
     adwaita-icon-theme \