diff --git a/images/scorecard-test-kuttl/Dockerfile b/images/scorecard-test-kuttl/Dockerfile
index c6c268d3b8..11c6cfc595 100644
--- a/images/scorecard-test-kuttl/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/scorecard-test-kuttl/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the scorecard-test-kuttl binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.16 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.19.3 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace