diff --git a/images/ansible-operator/Dockerfile b/images/ansible-operator/Dockerfile
index 373dedb12e1..1641e65c320 100644
--- a/images/ansible-operator/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/ansible-operator/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build the manager binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.17 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.18.0 as builder
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 WORKDIR /workspace