diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 46d8010b67..8cbfaddc8e 100644
--- a/.ci-operator.yaml
+++ b/.ci-operator.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build_root_image:
   name: release
   namespace: openshift
-  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.17-openshift-4.11
+  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.18-openshift-4.11
diff --git a/Dockerfile.rhel b/Dockerfile.rhel
index 6cabfd13f2..9b41a661c3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.17-openshift-4.11 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.18-openshift-4.11 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-openstack
 COPY . .