diff --git a/k8-operator/Dockerfile b/k8-operator/Dockerfile
index 6a5d70189..2a69554f2 100644
--- a/k8-operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/k8-operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.19 as builder
+FROM golang:1.21 as builder
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH