diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 7cd14bfef..7096df34e 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-4.15
+  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.20-openshift-4.15
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel b/Dockerfile.rhel
index e6c5f20cf..ded712492 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.20-openshift-4.15 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.20-openshift-4.15 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure
 COPY . .
 # VERSION env gets set in the openshift/release image and refers to the golang version, which interferes with our own
 RUN unset VERSION \
   && GOPROXY=off NO_DOCKER=1 make build
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.15:base
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.15:base-rhel9
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/bin/machine-controller-manager /
 COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/openshift/machine-api-provider-azure/bin/termination-handler /