diff --git a/Dockerfile.ocp b/Dockerfile.ocp
index e76cf1e1..697c3064 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ocp
+++ b/Dockerfile.ocp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # FROM directives are overriden by CI system (both Prow CI and OSBS)
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.15-openshift-4.8 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.16-openshift-4.8 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/prom-label-proxy
 COPY . .