diff --git a/build/Dockerfile b/build/Dockerfile
index 11dc360b3..0da9ea3b8 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.16
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.17
 FROM golang:${GOLANG_VERSION}
 ARG KUBEBUILDER_VERSION=2.3.1
 
diff --git a/build/test-images.sh b/build/test-images.sh
index 59471b6aa..664f2e1b6 100755
--- a/build/test-images.sh
+++ b/build/test-images.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-docker build --build-arg GOLANG_VERSION=1.15 -t kudobuilder/golang:1.15 .
-docker push kudobuilder/golang:1.15
+docker build --build-arg GOLANG_VERSION=1.17 -t kudobuilder/golang:1.17 .
+docker push kudobuilder/golang:1.17
 
 docker build --build-arg GOLANG_VERSION=latest -t kudobuilder/golang:latest .
 docker push kudobuilder/golang:latest