diff --git a/packages/cubejs-docker/dev.Dockerfile b/packages/cubejs-docker/dev.Dockerfile
index 6347ebd1d6fb2..0b62dce40f5a4 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-docker/dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/cubejs-docker/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ ENV CI=0
 
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     && apt-get update \
-    # python3 package is necessary to install `python3` executable for node-gyp
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl3t64 curl \
-       cmake python3 python3.13 libpython3.13-dev gcc g++ make cmake openjdk-21-jdk-headless \
+       cmake python3.13 libpython3.13-dev gcc g++ make cmake openjdk-21-jdk-headless \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 ENV RUSTUP_HOME=/usr/local/rustup
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ FROM base AS final
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y ca-certificates python3.13 libpython3.13-dev \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && apt-get clean
 
 COPY --from=build /cubejs .
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-docker/latest-debian-jdk.Dockerfile b/packages/cubejs-docker/latest-debian-jdk.Dockerfile
index 84d1e215463ea..88ea9665ad4cf 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-docker/latest-debian-jdk.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/cubejs-docker/latest-debian-jdk.Dockerfile
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ RUN yarn config set network-timeout 120000 -g
 
 # Required for node-oracledb to buld on ARM64
 RUN apt-get update \
-    # python3 package is necessary to install `python3` executable for node-gyp
     # libpython3-dev is needed to trigger post-installer to download native with python
-    && apt-get install -y python3 python3.13 libpython3.13-dev gcc g++ make cmake openjdk-21-jdk-headless \
+    && apt-get install -y python3.13 libpython3.13-dev gcc g++ make cmake openjdk-21-jdk-headless \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # We are copying root yarn.lock file to the context folder during the Publish GH
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ RUN groupadd cube && useradd -ms /bin/bash -g cube cube \
     && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     && apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl3t64 openjdk-21-jre-headless python3.13 libpython3.13-dev \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && mkdir cube \
     && chown -R cube:cube /tmp /cube /usr
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-docker/latest.Dockerfile b/packages/cubejs-docker/latest.Dockerfile
index 937f741e93d41..24948df956905 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-docker/latest.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/cubejs-docker/latest.Dockerfile
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ RUN yarn config set network-timeout 120000 -g
 
 # Required for node-oracledb to buld on ARM64
 RUN apt-get update \
-    # python3 package is necessary to install `python3` executable for node-gyp
     # libpython3-dev is needed to trigger post-installer to download native with python
-    && apt-get install -y python3 python3.13 libpython3.13-dev gcc g++ make cmake ca-certificates \
+    && apt-get install -y python3.13 libpython3.13-dev gcc g++ make cmake ca-certificates \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # We are copying root yarn.lock file to the context folder during the Publish GH
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ ENV CUBEJS_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=latest
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     && apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl3t64 python3.13 libpython3.13-dev \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN yarn policies set-version v1.22.22
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-docker/local.Dockerfile b/packages/cubejs-docker/local.Dockerfile
index f37dd1a5893e7..69c3fcdf7ce0d 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-docker/local.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/cubejs-docker/local.Dockerfile
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ ENV CUBEJS_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=latest
 
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     && apt-get update \
-    # python3 package is necessary to install `python3` executable for node-gyp
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl3t64 python3 python3.13 libpython3.13-dev ca-certificates \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl3t64 python3.13 libpython3.13-dev ca-certificates \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-docker/testing-drivers.Dockerfile b/packages/cubejs-docker/testing-drivers.Dockerfile
index 98f428f5d3511..a75285a0c1820 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-docker/testing-drivers.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/cubejs-docker/testing-drivers.Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ ENV CI=0
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     && apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl3t64 curl \
-       cmake python3 gcc g++ make cmake openjdk-21-jdk-headless unzip \
+       cmake python3.13 gcc g++ make cmake openjdk-21-jdk-headless unzip \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 ENV CUBESTORE_SKIP_POST_INSTALL=true
@@ -168,6 +170,8 @@ FROM base AS final
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y ca-certificates python3.13 libpython3.13-dev \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
+    && update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.13 1 \
     && apt-get clean
 
 COPY --from=build /cubejs .