diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/v2/dockerfile.go b/pkg/scaffold/v2/dockerfile.go
index 4e113701db7..3651d3bebbe 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/v2/dockerfile.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/v2/dockerfile.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 GO111MODULE=on go build -a -o manager
 
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the manager binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
-FROM gcr.io/distroless/base
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:latest
 WORKDIR /
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/manager .
 ENTRYPOINT ["/manager"]