diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/builder/Dockerfile b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/builder/Dockerfile
index 17e54c420d5c..fe57e3f030fd 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/builder/Dockerfile
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/builder/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM golang:1.21.2
+FROM golang:1.21.3
 LABEL maintainer="Beata Skiba	<bskiba@google.com>"
 
 ENV GOPATH /gopath/