diff --git a/services/spelling/Dockerfile b/services/spelling/Dockerfile
index f45addcc7e..e152adf72d 100644
--- a/services/spelling/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/spelling/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instead run bin/update_build_scripts from
 # https://github.com/overleaf/internal/
 
-FROM node:18.18.2-buster as base
+FROM node:18.18.2 as base
 
 WORKDIR /overleaf/services/spelling
 COPY services/spelling/install_deps.sh /overleaf/services/spelling/
diff --git a/services/spelling/install_deps.sh b/services/spelling/install_deps.sh
index 559641bcf0..0058e28481 100644
--- a/services/spelling/install_deps.sh
+++ b/services/spelling/install_deps.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -ex
 
 # Prefer Debian packages over Ubuntu packages
-echo 'APT::Default-Release "buster";' >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/default-release
+echo 'APT::Default-Release "bookworm";' >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/default-release
 
 # The following aspell packages exist in Ubuntu but not Debian:
 # aspell-af, aspell-id, aspell-nr, aspell-ns, aspell-st, aspell-tn, aspell-ts, aspell-xh
@@ -11,11 +11,62 @@ echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal main universe" >
 echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ focal main universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal-ports-arm.list
 apt-key adv --no-tty --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3B4FE6ACC0B21F32
 
-# aspell-pt-pt is broken in buster, we'll obtain it from bullseye
-echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bullseye.list
+# aspell is leaking memory in bookworm, we'll obtain it from trixie
+echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trixie.list
 
 apt-get update
-apt-get install -y aspell aspell-en aspell-af aspell-ar aspell-ar-large aspell-bg aspell-br aspell-ca aspell-cs aspell-cy aspell-da aspell-de aspell-de-1901 aspell-el aspell-eo aspell-es aspell-et aspell-eu-es aspell-fa aspell-fo aspell-fr aspell-ga aspell-gl-minimos aspell-hr aspell-hsb aspell-id aspell-it aspell-kk aspell-ku aspell-lt aspell-lv aspell-nl aspell-no aspell-nr aspell-ns  aspell-pa aspell-pl aspell-pt-br aspell-ro aspell-ru aspell-sk aspell-sl aspell-st aspell-sv aspell-tl aspell-tn aspell-ts aspell-xh
 
-# aspell-pt-pt is broken in buster. Install it from bullseye
-apt-get install -y -t bullseye aspell-pt-pt
+# aspell is leaking memory in bookworm, we'll obtain it from trixie
+apt-get install -y -t trixie aspell=0.60.8.1-1
+
+apt-get install -y \
+  aspell-af \
+  aspell-ar \
+  aspell-ar-large \
+  aspell-bg \
+  aspell-br \
+  aspell-ca \
+  aspell-cs \
+  aspell-cy \
+  aspell-da \
+  aspell-de \
+  aspell-de-1901 \
+  aspell-el \
+  aspell-en \
+  aspell-eo \
+  aspell-es \
+  aspell-et \
+  aspell-eu-es \
+  aspell-fa \
+  aspell-fo \
+  aspell-fr \
+  aspell-ga \
+  aspell-gl-minimos \
+  aspell-hr \
+  aspell-hsb \
+  aspell-id \
+  aspell-it \
+  aspell-kk \
+  aspell-ku \
+  aspell-lt \
+  aspell-lv \
+  aspell-nl \
+  aspell-no \
+  aspell-nr \
+  aspell-ns \
+  aspell-pa \
+  aspell-pl \
+  aspell-pt-br \
+  aspell-pt-pt \
+  aspell-ro \
+  aspell-ru \
+  aspell-sk \
+  aspell-sl \
+  aspell-st \
+  aspell-sv \
+  aspell-tl \
+  aspell-tn \
+  aspell-ts \
+  aspell-xh \
+
+rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/services/spelling/test/acceptance/js/CheckTest.js b/services/spelling/test/acceptance/js/CheckTest.js
index 0096209068..2e05a98692 100644
--- a/services/spelling/test/acceptance/js/CheckTest.js
+++ b/services/spelling/test/acceptance/js/CheckTest.js
@@ -27,7 +27,26 @@ describe('checking words', function () {
     it('should return the list of misspellings', async function () {
       const body = JSON.parse(response.body)
       expect(body).to.deep.equal({
-        misspellings: [{ index: 0, suggestions: ['anther', 'another'] }],
+        misspellings: [
+          {
+            index: 0,
+            suggestions: [
+              'anther',
+              'another',
+              'anthers',
+              'panther',
+              'anathema',
+              'anthem',
+              'nether',
+              "anther's",
+              'ante',
+              'neither',
+              'norther',
+              'ether',
+              'other',
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
       })
     })
   })