diff --git a/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile b/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
index 0a2f60ca79..47fc748187 100644
--- a/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/helm-operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.16 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17.8 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace