diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hive/openshift-hive-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hive/openshift-hive-master.yaml
index 0e81d0ac1d25e..250053f4992de 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hive/openshift-hive-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hive/openshift-hive-master.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ base_images:
     name: "4.15"
     namespace: ocp
     tag: base
+  ocp_4.16_base-rhel9:
+    name: "4.16"
+    namespace: ocp
+    tag: base-rhel9
+  ocp_builder_rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
+    name: builder
+    namespace: ocp
+    tag: rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
+  ocp_builder_rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
+    name: builder
+    namespace: ocp
+    tag: rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
   openshift_release_rhel-8-release-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
     name: release
     namespace: openshift
@@ -15,11 +27,14 @@ build_root:
     tag: rhel-9-release-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
 images:
 - dockerfile_path: Dockerfile
-  from: base
+  from: ocp_4.16_base-rhel9
   inputs:
-    openshift_release_rhel-8-release-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
+    ocp_builder_rhel-8-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
       as:
       - registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:rhel-8-release-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
+    ocp_builder_rhel-9-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16:
+      as:
+      - registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:rhel-9-release-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
   to: hive
 promotion:
   to: