diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel b/Dockerfile.rhel
index 9a6105fc22..bb913abf7e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.15-openshift-4.8 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.16-openshift-4.8 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-openstack
 COPY . .