diff --git a/example/zipkin/Dockerfile b/example/zipkin/Dockerfile
index c5335d6ad3b..9d610763961 100644
--- a/example/zipkin/Dockerfile
+++ b/example/zipkin/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-FROM golang:1.21-alpine
+FROM golang:1.22-alpine
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/example/zipkin/
 RUN go install ./main.go