diff --git a/images/custom-scorecard-tests/Dockerfile b/images/custom-scorecard-tests/Dockerfile
index 88e008a49..6eb7d2595 100644
--- a/images/custom-scorecard-tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/custom-scorecard-tests/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the custom-scorecard-tests binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18.1 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace