diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 405cbd65b5..ce2bd56bdb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.16.6 as builder
+FROM golang:1.19.3 as builder
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
 # Run this with docker build --build_arg $(go env GOPROXY) to override the goproxy