diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e995b83c..8c9ead394 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ALL_PLATFORMS := linux/amd64 linux/arm linux/arm64 linux/ppc64le linux/s390x
 OS := $(if $(GOOS),$(GOOS),$(shell go env GOOS))
 ARCH := $(if $(GOARCH),$(GOARCH),$(shell go env GOARCH))
 
-BASEIMAGE ?= k8s.gcr.io/build-image/debian-base:buster-v1.4.0
+BASEIMAGE ?= k8s.gcr.io/build-image/debian-base:buster-v1.6.0
 
 IMAGE := $(REGISTRY)/$(BIN)
 TAG := $(VERSION)__$(OS)_$(ARCH)