diff --git a/.ci-operator.yaml b/.ci-operator.yaml
index 9271a8208..00d7adfcf 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-1.16-openshift-4.10
+  tag: rhel-8-release-golang-1.17-openshift-4.10
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b9624fa5b..d3b4ca683 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.16-openshift-4.10 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.17-openshift-4.10 AS builder
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-samples-operator
 COPY . .
 RUN make build