diff --git a/openshift-ci/build-root/Dockerfile b/openshift-ci/build-root/Dockerfile
index 2cca1b364..6680e791d 100644
--- a/openshift-ci/build-root/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift-ci/build-root/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Dockerfile to bootstrap build and test in openshift-ci
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:golang-1.21
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:rhel-9-release-golang-1.21-openshift-4.16
 
 ARG KUBECTL_KUTTL_VERSION=0.12.1
 ARG OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION=1.35.0