diff --git a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
index 785a0f1268..f1137b1013 100644
--- a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the operator-sdk binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.19 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.21 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace