diff --git a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
index 775d998f16..2cf52d40c4 100644
--- a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the operator-sdk binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.21 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.23 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace