diff --git a/docs/container-builds.md b/docs/container-builds.md
index 4abdde81c..3bca270e2 100644
--- a/docs/container-builds.md
+++ b/docs/container-builds.md
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ app/MyAgent/
 
 ## Generated Dockerfile
 
-The template uses `ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim` as the base image with these design choices:
+The template uses `public.ecr.aws/docker/library/python:3.12-slim` as the base image (with `uv` installed via
+`pip install uv`) with these design choices:
 
 - **Layer caching**: Dependencies (`pyproject.toml`) are installed before copying application code
 - **Non-root**: Runs as `bedrock_agentcore` (UID 1000)
diff --git a/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/dockerfile-render.test.ts.snap b/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/dockerfile-render.test.ts.snap
index bd8eb132f..4bc6e9294 100644
--- a/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/dockerfile-render.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/dockerfile-render.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
 exports[`Dockerfile enableOtel rendering > renders opentelemetry-instrument CMD when enableOtel is true > Dockerfile-enableOtel-true 1`] = `
-"FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
+"FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/python:3.12-slim-bookworm
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir uv
 
 ARG UV_DEFAULT_INDEX
 ARG UV_INDEX
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ CMD ["opentelemetry-instrument", "python", "-m", "main"]
 `;
 
 exports[`Dockerfile enableOtel rendering > renders plain python CMD when enableOtel is false > Dockerfile-enableOtel-false 1`] = `
-"FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
+"FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/python:3.12-slim-bookworm
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir uv
 
 ARG UV_DEFAULT_INDEX
 ARG UV_INDEX
diff --git a/src/assets/container/python/Dockerfile b/src/assets/container/python/Dockerfile
index ec82f36fa..60a0e87fc 100644
--- a/src/assets/container/python/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/assets/container/python/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
+FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/python:3.12-slim-bookworm
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir uv
 
 ARG UV_DEFAULT_INDEX
 ARG UV_INDEX
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/import/actions.ts b/src/cli/commands/import/actions.ts
index 94323e30c..bceefa711 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/import/actions.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/import/actions.ts
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ export async function handleImport(options: ImportOptions): Promise<ImportResult
               fs.writeFileSync(
                 destDockerfile,
                 [
-                  'FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim',
+                  'FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/python:3.12-slim-bookworm',
+                  'RUN pip install --no-cache-dir uv',
                   'WORKDIR /app',
                   '',
                   'ENV UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=1 \\',