diff --git a/utils/lxc-searx.env b/utils/lxc-searx.env
index 4b346cb9e..6d9a48a43 100644
--- a/utils/lxc-searx.env
+++ b/utils/lxc-searx.env
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ lxc_set_suite_env() {
         "$LINUXCONTAINERS_ORG_NAME:ubuntu/20.10"  "ubu2010" # July 2021
 
         # EOL see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases
-        "$LINUXCONTAINERS_ORG_NAME:fedora/31"     "fedora31"
+        "$LINUXCONTAINERS_ORG_NAME:fedora/33"     "fedora33"
 
         # rolling releases see https://www.archlinux.org/releng/releases/
         "$LINUXCONTAINERS_ORG_NAME:archlinux"     "archlinux"
diff --git a/utils/lxc.sh b/utils/lxc.sh
index 30936e9b1..79cb1c04f 100755
--- a/utils/lxc.sh
+++ b/utils/lxc.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ echo 'Set disable_coredump false' >> /etc/sudo.conf
 "
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
-fedora31_boilerplate="
+fedora33_boilerplate="
 dnf update -y
 dnf install -y git curl wget hostname
 echo 'Set disable_coredump false' >> /etc/sudo.conf