diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a707f5d5c..547c09d17 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ IMAGE := $(REGISTRY)/$(BIN)
 TAG := $(VERSION)
 OS_ARCH_TAG := $(TAG)__$(OS)_$(ARCH)
 
-BUILD_IMAGE ?= golang:1.20-alpine
+BUILD_IMAGE ?= golang:1.21-alpine
 
 DBG_MAKEFILE ?=
 ifneq ($(DBG_MAKEFILE),1)