diff --git a/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.universal b/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.universal
index 8d7585f8f981..d2114f1157ea 100644
--- a/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.universal
+++ b/test/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.universal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # using Envoy's base to copy the Envoy binary
-FROM envoyproxy/envoy:v1.18.4 as envoy
+FROM envoyproxy/envoy:v1.19.1 as envoy
 
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
diff --git a/tools/releases/distros.sh b/tools/releases/distros.sh
index f9c4c7b21a50..142eeec33bd4 100755
--- a/tools/releases/distros.sh
+++ b/tools/releases/distros.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PULP_HOST="https://api.pulp.konnect-prod.konghq.com"
 PULP_PACKAGE_TYPE="mesh"
 PULP_DIST_NAME="alpine"
 [ -z "$RELEASE_NAME" ] && RELEASE_NAME="kuma"
-ENVOY_VERSION=1.18.4
+ENVOY_VERSION=1.19.1
 [ -z "$KUMA_CONFIG_PATH" ] && KUMA_CONFIG_PATH=pkg/config/app/kuma-cp/kuma-cp.defaults.yaml
 
 function msg_green() {
diff --git a/tools/releases/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.kuma-dp b/tools/releases/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.kuma-dp
index 62c0b6552ab1..c677c3c8bcde 100644
--- a/tools/releases/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.kuma-dp
+++ b/tools/releases/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.kuma-dp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # using Envoy's base to inherit the Envoy binary
-FROM envoyproxy/envoy-alpine:v1.18.4
+FROM envoyproxy/envoy-alpine:v1.19.1
 
 ADD $KUMA_ROOT/build/artifacts-linux-amd64/kuma-dp/kuma-dp /usr/bin
 ADD $KUMA_ROOT/build/artifacts-linux-amd64/coredns/coredns /usr/bin