diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a4c840004..16e946eed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ on:
     - v[1-9].*
 
 env:
-  BUILDTIME_BASE: "golang:1.16.7-alpine3.14"
+  BUILDTIME_BASE: "golang:1.16.9-alpine3.14"
   RUNTIME_BASE: "alpine:3.14"
-  GO_VERSION: "~1.16.7"
+  GO_VERSION: "~1.16.9"
 
 jobs:
   # Runs Golangci-lint on the source code
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5de7796f1..bdfb0f847 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DOCKER=$(if $(or $(IN_DOCKER_GROUP),$(IS_ROOT),$(OSX)),docker,sudo docker)
 MAKEFILE_DIR=$(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 UPSTREAM_IMPORT_PATH=$(GOPATH)/src/github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router/
 BUILD_IN_DOCKER?=true
-DOCKER_BUILD_IMAGE?=golang:1.16.7-alpine3.14
+DOCKER_BUILD_IMAGE?=golang:1.16.9-alpine3.14
 DOCKER_LINT_IMAGE?=golangci/golangci-lint:v1.42.1
 GOBGP_VERSION=v0.0.0-20211001064702-91b91278600d # v2.32.0
 QEMU_IMAGE?=multiarch/qemu-user-static