diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 7e23a1e5..38718883 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.20-openshift-4.16
+  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 45033bef..50313291 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.20-openshift-4.16 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16 AS builder
 WORKDIR /build
 COPY . .
 RUN make build