diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 1e59c02c2..64887a08b 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.22-openshift-4.17
+  tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.22-openshift-4.18
diff --git a/openshift/operator-controller.Dockerfile b/openshift/operator-controller.Dockerfile
index 2af44e43e..2a649dd90 100644
--- a/openshift/operator-controller.Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/operator-controller.Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.22-openshift-4.17 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-9-golang-1.22-openshift-4.18 AS builder
 WORKDIR /build
 COPY . .
 RUN make go-build-local
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.17:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.18:base-rhel9
 USER 1001
 COPY --from=builder /build/bin/manager /manager
 COPY openshift/manifests /openshift/manifests