diff --git a/ci-operator/config/coreos/coreos-assembler/coreos-coreos-assembler-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/coreos/coreos-assembler/coreos-coreos-assembler-main.yaml
index a8c43a08972eb..e87ee90cd20c0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/coreos/coreos-assembler/coreos-coreos-assembler-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/coreos/coreos-assembler/coreos-coreos-assembler-main.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 build_root:
   project_image:
     dockerfile_literal: |
-      FROM quay.io/fedora/fedora:39
+      FROM quay.io/fedora/fedora:40
       RUN dnf install -y git findutils
       RUN mkdir /go && chmod 777 /go
 images: