diff --git a/binderhub/app.py b/binderhub/app.py
index af085b5be..0150a9eae 100644
--- a/binderhub/app.py
+++ b/binderhub/app.py
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ def _default_build_namespace(self):
         return os.environ.get("BUILD_NAMESPACE", "default")
 
     build_image = Unicode(
-        "quay.io/jupyterhub/repo2docker:2022.02.0",
+        "quay.io/jupyterhub/repo2docker:2022.10.0",
         help="""
         The repo2docker image to be used for doing builds
         """,
diff --git a/binderhub/build.py b/binderhub/build.py
index 17d96ca84..6a4e851e6 100644
--- a/binderhub/build.py
+++ b/binderhub/build.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def _default_namespace(self):
         return os.getenv("BUILD_NAMESPACE", "default")
 
     build_image = Unicode(
-        "quay.io/jupyterhub/repo2docker:2022.02.0",
+        "quay.io/jupyterhub/repo2docker:2022.10.0",
         help="Docker image containing repo2docker that is used to spawn the build pods.",
         config=True,
     )