diff --git a/images/scorecard-test/Dockerfile b/images/scorecard-test/Dockerfile
index 70debc7238..ce2bde32e3 100644
--- a/images/scorecard-test/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/scorecard-test/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the scorecard-test binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.16 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.6 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace