diff --git a/operator-framework-tools.Dockerfile b/operator-framework-tools.Dockerfile
index 1a8ddc523e..d8ccbb30f5 100644
--- a/operator-framework-tools.Dockerfile
+++ b/operator-framework-tools.Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WORKDIR /src
 COPY . .
 RUN make build/registry cross
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.17:base-rhel9
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.16:base-rhel9
 ENTRYPOINT ["sh", "-c", "echo 'Running this image is not supported' && exit 1"]
 # clear any default CMD
 CMD []