diff --git a/docker_build/target_base_run/Dockerfile b/docker_build/target_base_run/Dockerfile
index 5cff237ca4..ca50da86d1 100644
--- a/docker_build/target_base_run/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker_build/target_base_run/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 
 # Configure libraries for MSSQL
 RUN cat /usr/share/tdsodbc/odbcinst.ini >> /etc/odbcinst.ini
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/odbc
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/odbc:/usr/local/openssl/lib
 
 # install python 3.10
 RUN bash /tmp/install_py_310.sh
diff --git a/docker_build/target_base_run/install_py_310.sh b/docker_build/target_base_run/install_py_310.sh
index c86e52db20..6af98f633e 100644
--- a/docker_build/target_base_run/install_py_310.sh
+++ b/docker_build/target_base_run/install_py_310.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,37 @@ echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu noble main' > /etc/apt/
 
 apt-get update
 
+apt-get install --yes \
+  curl \
+  gnupg \
+  perl \
+  gcc \
+  make
+
+# TODO remove perl and gcc – needed for installation only
+# TODO move gnupg somewhere else
+# TODO curl is not needed here also
+
+OPENSSL_PREFIX_DIR="/usr/local/openssl"
+
+curl -fsSL --output openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/download/openssl-3.5.4/openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz \
+  && curl -fsSL --output openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz.asc https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/download/openssl-3.5.4/openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz.asc \
+  && export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)" \
+  && (for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do gpg --batch --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys "216094DFD0CB81EF" && break; sleep 3; done) \
+  && gpg --batch --verify openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz.asc openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz \
+  && { command -v gpgconf > /dev/null && gpgconf --kill all || :; } \
+  && rm --force --recursive "$GNUPGHOME" \
+  && mkdir --parents /usr/src/openssl \
+  && tar -xzC /usr/src/openssl --strip-components=1 -f openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz \
+  && rm openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz openssl-3.5.4.tar.gz.asc \
+  && cd /usr/src/openssl \
+  && ./config --prefix="$OPENSSL_PREFIX_DIR" --openssldir="$OPENSSL_PREFIX_DIR" --libdir=lib '-Wl,-rpath,${OPENSSL_PREFIX_DIR}/lib' \
+  && make \
+  && make install \
+  && rm --force --recursive /usr/src/openssl
+
+mv /usr/local/openssl/bin/openssl /usr/bin/openssl
+
 apt-get install -y python3.10 libpython3.10 || sleep "$y" ;
 
 ln -sf python3.10 /usr/bin/python && ln -sf python3.10 /usr/bin/python3