diff --git a/docs/source/design.md b/docs/source/design.md
index 7f653694..6077621d 100644
--- a/docs/source/design.md
+++ b/docs/source/design.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Many ingredients go into making an image from a repository:
 
 `repo2docker` controls the first two, the user controls the third one. The current
 policy for the version of the base image is that we will use the current LTS
-version Bionic Beaver (18.04) for the foreseeable future.
+version Jammy Jellyfish (22.04) for the foreseeable future.
 
 The version of `repo2docker` used to build an image can influence which packages
 are installed by default and which features are supported during the build
diff --git a/docs/source/howto/base_image.md b/docs/source/howto/base_image.md
index 6fa8f517..e9ab45ea 100644
--- a/docs/source/howto/base_image.md
+++ b/docs/source/howto/base_image.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ To do so, use the `base_image` traitlet when invoking `repo2docker`.
 Note that this is not configurable by individual repositories, it is configured when you invoke the `repo2docker` command.
 
 ```{note}
-By default repo2docker builds on top of the `buildpack-deps:bionic` base image, an Ubuntu-based image.
+By default repo2docker builds on top of the `buildpack-deps:jammy` base image, an Ubuntu-based image.
 ```
 
 ## Requirements for your base image
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Changing the base image may have an impact on the reproducibility of repositorie
 There are **no guarantees that repositories will behave the same way as other repo2docker builds if you change the base image**.
 For example these are two scenarios that would make your repositories non-reproducible:
 
-- **Your base image is different from `Ubuntu:bionic`.**
+- **Your base image is different from `Ubuntu:jammy`.**
   If you change the base image in a way that is different from repo2docker's default (the Ubuntu `bionic` image), then repositories that **you** build with repo2docker may be significantly different from those that **other** instances of repo2docker build (e.g., those from [`mybinder.org`](https://mybinder.org)).
 - **Your base image changes over time.**
   If you choose a base image that changes its composition over time (e.g., an image provided by some other community), then it may cause repositories build with your base image to change in unpredictable ways.
diff --git a/repo2docker/app.py b/repo2docker/app.py
index 6a574a8c..63643da2 100755
--- a/repo2docker/app.py
+++ b/repo2docker/app.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class Repo2Docker(Application):
     )
 
     base_image = Unicode(
-        "docker.io/library/buildpack-deps:bionic",
+        "docker.io/library/buildpack-deps:jammy",
         config=True,
         help="""
         Base image to use when building docker images.
diff --git a/repo2docker/buildpacks/r.py b/repo2docker/buildpacks/r.py
index 7dd724e0..74263884 100644
--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/r.py
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/r.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class RBuildPack(PythonBuildPack):
                     ),
                 },
             ).json()
-            # Construct a snapshot URL that will give us binary packages for Ubuntu Bionic (18.04)
+            # Construct a snapshot URL that will give us binary packages for appropriate ubuntu version
             if "upsi" in snapshots:
                 return (
                     # Env variables here are expanded by envsubst in the Dockerfile, after sourcing
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a09ef042..87cccb8b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def base_image():
     """
     Base ubuntu image to use when testing specific BuildPacks
     """
-    return "buildpack-deps:bionic"
+    return "buildpack-deps:jammy"
 
 
 def _add_content_to_git(repo_dir):