diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-templates.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-templates.yaml
index dfc3ef5e..fd2e24db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-templates.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-templates.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: 3.13.7
   TASK_VERSION: 3.45.5
   TASK_X_REMOTE_TASKFILES: 1
-  WARPGATE_VERSION: "v4.4.0"
+  WARPGATE_VERSION: "v4.6.0"
 
 jobs:
   discover-templates:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-template-builds.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-template-builds.yaml
index 3586ccf2..99a15ca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-template-builds.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-template-builds.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.13.7"
-  WARPGATE_VERSION: "v4.4.0"
+  WARPGATE_VERSION: "v4.6.0"
 
 jobs:
   detect-changes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-templates.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-templates.yaml
index 911f72e9..35bed776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-templates.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-templates.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  WARPGATE_VERSION: "v4.4.0"
+  WARPGATE_VERSION: "v4.6.0"
   PYTHON_VERSION: "3.13.7"
   TASK_VERSION: "3.45.5"
   TASK_X_REMOTE_TASKFILES: 1
diff --git a/warpgate-templates/templates/ares-golden-image/warpgate.yaml b/warpgate-templates/templates/ares-golden-image/warpgate.yaml
index bd18b1bd..6f820921 100644
--- a/warpgate-templates/templates/ares-golden-image/warpgate.yaml
+++ b/warpgate-templates/templates/ares-golden-image/warpgate.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ name: ares-golden-image
 version: latest
 
 base:
-  image: kalilinux/kali-rolling@sha256:dddc31e0f4bc57b4b91e9027762544506bf91c7cdd7ff52104daaa4449b4c726:latest
   ami_filters:
     owners:
       - "679593333241"