diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d30680294..98ab149cd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.16 as builder
+FROM golang:1.17 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 # Copy the Go Modules manifests