diff --git a/tests/Dockerfile b/tests/Dockerfile
index 213ca2bad0..3c0f307c54 100644
--- a/tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 FROM kindest/node:v1.31.0@sha256:53df588e04085fd41ae12de0c3fe4c72f7013bba32a20e7325357a1ac94ba865
 
 # this is here so we can grab the latest version of skopeo and have dependabot keep it up to date
-FROM quay.io/skopeo/stable:v1.16.0
+FROM quay.io/skopeo/stable:v1.16.1
 
 FROM python:3.12@sha256:e3d5b6f95ce66923b5e48a06ee5755abb097de96a8617c3f2f7d431d48e63d35