diff --git a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
index 54b8c51fbb3..43ebef856d7 100644
--- a/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/operator-sdk/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the operator-sdk binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.16 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.0 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace