diff --git a/release/ansible/Dockerfile.rhel8 b/release/ansible/Dockerfile.rhel8
index df36bd499fe..9d387358bd8 100644
--- a/release/ansible/Dockerfile.rhel8
+++ b/release/ansible/Dockerfile.rhel8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.15-openshift-4.7 AS builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/builder:rhel-8-golang-1.16-openshift-4.9 AS builder
 
 ENV GO111MODULE=on \
     GOFLAGS=-mod=vendor
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COPY . /go/src/github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk
 RUN cd /go/src/github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk \
  && make -f ci/prow.Makefile patch build
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.7:base
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.9:base
 
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/ansible \
     && echo "localhost ansible_connection=local" > /etc/ansible/hosts \