diff --git a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
index e5ad4440737..ae3cb0ef8ed 100644
--- a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the operator-sdk binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.24 AS builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25 AS builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace