diff --git a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
index 95519578d..2df6b3816 100644
--- a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the operator-sdk binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18.0 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace