diff --git a/operators/nephio-controller-manager/Dockerfile b/operators/nephio-controller-manager/Dockerfile
index 07a37be2..b7f800aa 100644
--- a/operators/nephio-controller-manager/Dockerfile
+++ b/operators/nephio-controller-manager/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM golang:1.19 as builder
+FROM golang:1.20 as builder
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH