diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b9b37d949..f9c7c719d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -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 /dns-operator
 COPY . .
 RUN make build